feat: function to install single package.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.0: Added Function to Install Packages
+- Introduced the `install_package` function, allowing packages to be installed directly through the app.
+  - Useful for optional dependencies that need to be installed separately. This enables installation via the UI.
+
+---
+
 ## 0.6.x
 ### 0.6.1: Classifier
 - Added Classifier for pypi

pyproject.toml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 dependencies = ["requests", "packaging"]
 classifiers = [
-    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)",

src/PyPiUpdater/pypi_updater.py

@@ -146,3 +146,14 @@ class PyPiUpdater:
         """Write data to JSON log file."""
         with open(self.log_path, "w") as f:
             json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def install_package(package_name):
+        """Attempts to install a package via pip."""
+        try:
+            subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", package_name], check = True)
+            print("Successfull")
+            return [True, f"{package_name} installed successfully!"]
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print("Failed")
+            return [False, f"Failed to install {package_name}:\n{e.stderr}"]