@ECHO off pushd "%~dp0" IF NOT EXIST "venv\" ( SET /P gumpf="You need to set up a venv! Check the running from source help for more info!" popd EXIT /B 1 ) CALL venv\Scripts\activate.bat IF ERRORLEVEL 1 ( SET /P gumpf="The venv failed to activate, stopping now!" popd EXIT /B 1 ) REM You can copy this file to 'client-user.bat' and add in your own launch parameters here if you like, and a git pull won't overwrite the file. REM Just tack new params on like this: REM start "" "pythonw" hydrus_client.pyw -d="E:\hydrus" start "" "pythonw" hydrus_client.pyw REM Here is an alternate line that will keep the console open and show live log updates. Useful for boot/live debugging: REM python hydrus_client.py CALL venv\Scripts\deactivate.bat popd