Fast-fail when user forgets to extract from zip

Tools/BatchPatcher/src/__main__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import platform
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import tkinter as tk
 import traceback
 
@@ -1388,8 +1389,15 @@ def start_patching(self):
             self.install_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
         return None
 
+def is_running_from_temp():
+    app_path = Path(sys.executable)
+    temp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
+    return str(app_path).startswith(temp_dir)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if is_running_from_temp():
+        messagebox.showerror("Error", "This application cannot be run from within a zip or temporary directory. Please extract it to a permanent location before running.")
+        sys.exit("Exiting: Application was run from a temporary or zip directory.")
     try:
         root = tk.Tk()
         APP = KOTORPatchingToolUI(root)

Tools/HoloPatcher/src/__main__.py

@@ -1473,19 +1473,25 @@ def onAppCrash(
 sys.excepthook = onAppCrash
 
 
-def main():
-    app = App()
-    app.root.mainloop()
-    atexit.register(lambda: my_cleanup_function(app))
-
-
 def my_cleanup_function(app: App):
     """Prevents the patcher from running in the background after sys.exit is called."""
     #print("Fully shutting down Holo Patcher...")
     #kill_self_pid()
     #app.root.destroy()
 
 
+def main():
+    app = App()
+    app.root.mainloop()
+    atexit.register(lambda: my_cleanup_function(app))
+
+def is_running_from_temp():
+    app_path = Path(sys.executable)
+    temp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
+    return str(app_path).startswith(temp_dir)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if is_running_from_temp():
+        messagebox.showerror("Error", "This application cannot be run from within a zip or temporary directory. Please extract it to a permanent location before running.")
+        sys.exit("Exiting: Application was run from a temporary or zip directory.")
     main()

Tools/HolocronToolset/src/toolset/__main__.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QThread
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMessageBox
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from types import TracebackType
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def update_sys_path(path: pathlib.Path):
         update_sys_path(toolset_path.parent)
         os.chdir(toolset_path)
 
+def is_running_from_temp():
+    app_path = Path(sys.executable)
+    temp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
+    return str(app_path).startswith(temp_dir)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if os.name == "nt":
@@ -107,6 +111,14 @@ def update_sys_path(path: pathlib.Path):
     app.thread().setPriority(QThread.HighestPriority)
 
     sys.excepthook = onAppCrash
+    if is_running_from_temp():
+        # Show error message using PyQt5's QMessageBox
+        msgBox = QMessageBox()
+        msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox.Critical)
+        msgBox.setWindowTitle("Error")
+        msgBox.setText("This application cannot be run from within a zip or temporary directory. Please extract it to a permanent location before running.")
+        msgBox.exec_()
+        sys.exit("Exiting: Application was run from a temporary or zip directory.")
 
     from toolset.gui.windows.main import ToolWindow