Updating horsy now works

horsy.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import requests
 import modules.tui as tui
@@ -35,17 +36,22 @@ if not os.path.isfile(horsy_vars.horsypath + 'config.cfg'):
 try:
     with open(horsy_vars.horsypath + 'apps/version', 'r') as f:
         version = int(f.read())
-        if int(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/web_vars/version').text) > version:
-            print('New version available!')
-            input('Press enter to update...')
-            with open(os.path.join(horsy_vars.horsypath) + '/horsy_updater.exe', 'wb') as f:
-                f.write(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/bin/horsy_updater.exe').content)
-            os.system('horsy_updater.exe horsy')
-            sys.exit(0)
 except:
     print('Horsy may be not installed correctly. Please reinstall it or stop other horsy instances. '
           'If you installed it just now, please restart PC.')
 
+if int(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/web_vars/version').text) > version:
+    print('New version available!')
+    print('If you see this message again, or horsy doesn\'t launch itself for long time, please type '
+          'horsy_updater in your terminal to update it manually.')
+    input('Press enter to update...')
+    print('Updating...')
+    print('Please wait, if process seems closed, its OK, just wait a bit.')
+    with open(os.path.join(horsy_vars.horsypath) + '/horsy_updater.exe', 'wb') as f:
+        f.write(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/bin/horsy_updater.exe').content)
+    subprocess.Popen('horsy_updater.exe horsy', shell=True, close_fds=True)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 
 isNoArgs = False
 

horsy_updater.py

@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ urllib.request.urlretrieve("https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/web_var
 for thread in threads:
     thread.join()
 
-os.system(option)
+try:
+    os.system(option)
+except:
+    input("horsy updated manually. You can launch it now. Press enter to exit.")

horsygui.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 import ctypes
 import modules.gui as gui
 import requests
+import subprocess
 
 
 # Hide console window (does not work on custom terminals like Windows Terminal)
@@ -237,7 +238,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     version = int(f.read())
     if int(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/web_vars/version').text) > version:
         gui.popup('Update', 'New version available! \nWe appreciate your safety, so you need to update horsy.'
-                            '\nPress OK and updater will download the latest version.')
+                            '\nPress OK and updater will download the latest version.\n'
+                            'If you see this message again, or horsy doesn\'t launch \n'
+                            'itself for long time, please type horsy_updater in your terminal.')
         try:
             with open(os.path.join(horsy_vars.horsypath) + '/horsy_updater.exe', 'wb') as f:
                 f.write(requests.get('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/bin/horsy_updater.exe').content)
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                'Afterwards, delete updater file and launch horsy again.')
             webbrowser.open('https://github.com/horsy-ml/horsy/raw/master/bin/horsy_updater.exe')
         UiMainWindow.close()
-        os.system('horsy_updater.exe horsygui')
+        subprocess.Popen('horsy_updater.exe horsygui', shell=True, close_fds=True)
         sys.exit()
 
     get_users_apps()