PaIRS-UniNa 0.1.13__cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl → 0.2.8__cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

PaIRS_UniNa/PaIRS_pypacks.py

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+from math import ceil, floor
 #PrintTA.flagPriority=PrintTAPriority.always
-Flag_DEBUG=True
+Flag_DEBUG=False
 Flag_DEBUG_PARPOOL=False
+FlagPrintTime=False
+FlagPrintCoding=False
+
 pwddbg='Buss4Co1Pied1'
 time_warnings_debug=-1 #10000 #milliseconds  #5000
 
@@ -8,34 +12,112 @@ import uuid
 basefold='./'
 basefold_DEBUGOptions=[]
 basefold_DEBUG='./'
+basefold_DEBUG_VIS=''
 #basefold='B:/dl/apairs/jetcross'
-if hex(uuid.getnode())=='0x7824af430781': #gerardo windows
+
+
+developerIDs={
+    'GP_Win_Office': '231128824800632', #'0x7824af430781',
+    'GP_Win_Office_New': '140626882900161', #'0x7824af430781',
+    'GP_Mac_Laptop': 'V94LRP93FV', #'0xa275dd445ab0',
+    'GP_WSL'       : 'b44ec1c0e5a74ffd97bb050c39ef6cb1',
+    'TA_Win_Office': '160983906000941',           #'0xccb0da8c896e'
+    'TA_Win_Office_New': '231128824801036',           #??
+     }
+
+import psutil,subprocess
+def getCurrentID():
+    #return hex(uuid.getnode())
+    serial_number=None
+    try:
+        if psutil.LINUX:
+            def get_linux_serial():
+                from pathlib import Path
+                candidates = [
+                    Path("/sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial"),
+                    Path("/sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid"),
+                    Path("/etc/machine-id"), Path("/var/lib/dbus/machine-id") #WSL
+                ]
+                for p in candidates:
+                    try:
+                        if p.is_file():
+                            val = p.read_text(errors="ignore").strip()
+                            if val and val.lower() not in {
+                                "none", "unknown", "not specified", "to be filled by o.e.m."
+                            }:
+                                return val
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        if Flag_DEBUG:
+                            print(f"Error while retrieving motherboard serial number: {e}")
+                        continue
+                return None
+            serial_number = get_linux_serial()
+            """"
+            # On Linux, the motherboard serial number can be obtained from the /sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial file
+            with open('/sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial', 'r') as f:
+                serial_number = f.read().strip()
+            """
+        elif psutil.WINDOWS:
+            # On Windows, the motherboard serial number can be obtained using WMI
+            output = subprocess.check_output(["wmic", "baseboard", "get", "SerialNumber"]).decode('utf-8')
+            serial_number = output.strip().split('\n')[1].strip()
+        elif psutil.MACOS:
+            # On macOS, the motherboard serial number can be obtained using the system_profiler command
+            output = subprocess.check_output(["system_profiler", "SPHardwareDataType"])
+            for line in output.splitlines():
+                if b'Serial Number (system)' in line:
+                    serial_number = line.split(b':')[1].strip().decode('utf-8')
+    except Exception as e:
+        if Flag_DEBUG:
+            print(f"Error while retrieving motherboard serial number: {e}")
+    return serial_number
+
+currentID=getCurrentID()
+FlagAddMotherBoard=False
+if currentID in (developerIDs['GP_Win_Office'],developerIDs['GP_Win_Office_New']): #gerardo windows
     basefold_DEBUG='C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/virtual_case/'
     basefold_DEBUGOptions=[
                             'C:/desk/PIV_Img/img1/',
-                            'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/virtual_case/',                            
+                            'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/virtual_case/', 
                             'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/real_case/',
                             'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/Calibration_data/pinhole/',
-                            'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/Calibration_data/cylinder/'
+                            'C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/Calibration_data/cylinder/',
+                            ]
+    basefold_DEBUG_VIS='C:/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/real_case/'
+elif  currentID==developerIDs['GP_WSL']:
+    basefold_DEBUG='/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/virtual_case/'
+    basefold_DEBUGOptions=[
+                            '/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/img1/',
+                            '/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/virtual_case/', 
+                            '/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/real_case/',
+                            '/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/Calibration_data/pinhole/',
+                            '/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/Calibration_data/cylinder/',
                             ]
-elif hex(uuid.getnode())=='0xa275dd445ab0': #gerardo mac
-    basefold_DEBUG='/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PIV_Img/img1/'
+    basefold_DEBUG_VIS='/mnt/c/desk/PIV_Img/_data/PIV_data/real_case/'
+elif currentID==developerIDs['GP_Mac_Laptop']: #gerardo mac
+    basefold_DEBUG='/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PIV_Img/swirler_png/' #'/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PIV_Img/img1/'
     basefold_DEBUGOptions=[
                             '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PIV_Img/img1/',
-                            '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/PIV_data/virtual_case/',                            
+                            '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/PIV_data/virtual_case/',     
+                            #'/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/PIV_data/virtual_case_2/',     
                             '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/PIV_data/real_case/',
+                            '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/SPIV_data/real_case/img/',
                             '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/Calibration_data/pinhole/',
                             '/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/Calibration_data/cylinder/'
                             ]
-elif hex(uuid.getnode())=='0xccb0da8c896e': #TA Ufficio
-    basefold_DEBUG='C:\desk\Attuali\PythonLibC\PIV\img'
+    basefold_DEBUG_VIS='/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PaIRS_examples/PIV_data/real_case/'
+    basefold_DEBUG_VIS='/Users/gerardo/Desktop/PIV_Img/img1/'
+elif currentID in (developerIDs['TA_Win_Office'],developerIDs['TA_Win_Office_New']): #TA windows
+    basefold_DEBUG=r'C:\desk\Attuali\PythonLibC\PIV\img'
     basefold_DEBUGOptions=[
                             'C:/desk/PIV_Img/img1/',
                             'C:/desk/PIV_Img/swirler_png/',                            
                             '../../img/calib/',
-                            'C:\desk\Attuali\PythonLibC\PIV\img',
+                            r'C:\desk\Attuali\PythonLibC\PIV\img',
                             ]
-    
+    basefold_DEBUG_VIS=''
+else:
+    FlagAddMotherBoard=True
     
 #fontName='Inter'
 #fontName='Cambria'
@@ -58,17 +140,17 @@ imin_im_pair=1 #minimum index value for image pair
 
 f_empty_width=250  #blank space in scrollable area within the main window
 time_ScrollBar=250 #time of animation of scroll area
-time_fun2_async=0  #time to test async callbacks
+time_callback2_async=0  #time to test async callbacks
 time_showSplashOnTop=250
+pathCompleterLength=10
 
 fileChanges='Changes.txt'
 fileWhatsNew=['whatsnew.txt','whatwasnew.txt']
 icons_path="icons/"
 
 from psutil import cpu_count
-NUMTHREADS_PIV=cpu_count(logical=True)#-1
-if NUMTHREADS_PIV<1: NUMTHREADS_PIV=1
-NUMTHREADS_PIV_MAX=NUMTHREADS_PIV
+NUMTHREADS_MAX=cpu_count(logical=True)#-1
+if NUMTHREADS_MAX<1: NUMTHREADS_MAX=1
 ParFor_sleepTime=0.1
 #multithreading
 FlagStopWorkers=[0]#messo qui ma utilizzato solo da min e PIV
@@ -76,7 +158,7 @@ NUMTHREADS_gPaIRS=0
 SleepTime_Workers=0.5 #for multithreading and other stuff
 timeOutWorker=0  # used in parfor when the proces is stuck
 
-from .__init__ import __version__,__year__,__mail__
+from .__init__ import __version__,__subversion__,__year__,__mail__
 from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 from PySide6.QtCore import*
 from PySide6.QtGui import *
@@ -98,14 +180,43 @@ from .tAVarie import *
 deltaTimePlot=0.75
 import concurrent.futures
 import gc#garbage collection si può eliminare
-import psutil
 from .mtfPIV import *
 
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import concurrent.futures
 import asyncio
 
+_old_init_QAction = QAction.__init__
+def _new_init_QAction(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    _old_init_QAction(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    try:
+        self.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+QAction.__init__ = _new_init_QAction
+_old_init_QMenu = QMenu.__init__
+def _new_init_QMenu(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    _old_init_QMenu(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    try:
+        self.menuAction().setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+QMenu.__init__ = _new_init_QMenu
+
+# --- Patch dei metodi QMenu che CREANO/AGGIUNGONO azioni (copre gli overload C++) ---
+_old_addAction = QMenu.addAction
+def _new_addAction(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    act:QAction = _old_addAction(self, *args, **kwargs)   # può essere creato lato C++
+    try:
+        if isinstance(act, QAction):
+            act.setIconVisibleInMenu(True)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return act
+QMenu.addAction = _new_addAction
+
+Flag_ISEXE=getattr(sys, 'frozen', False) #made by pyInstaller
+EXEurl='https://www.pairs.unina.it/#download'
 
 class ColorPrint:
     def __init__(self,flagTime=False,prio=PrintTAPriority.medium,faceStd=PrintTA.faceStd,flagFullDebug=False):
@@ -138,14 +249,15 @@ class ColorPrint:
 #flagFullDebug=True means that the printing is available only if fullDebug mode is active
 class GPaIRSPrint:
     def __init__(self):
-        self.General=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.medium)
         self.Info=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.medium)
-        self.Time=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow,flagTime=True,faceStd=PrintTA.faceUnderline)        
+        self.Time=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.medium if FlagPrintTime else PrintTAPriority.veryLow,flagTime=True,faceStd=PrintTA.faceUnderline)        
         self.Error=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.medium,faceStd=PrintTA.faceBold)
+        self.IOError=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow,faceStd=PrintTA.faceBold)
         self.Process=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow)
         self.Callback=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow)
-        self.Geometry=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow,flagFullDebug=True)
+        self.TABparDiff=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow)
         self.PlotTime=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.veryLow,flagTime=True,faceStd=PrintTA.faceUnderline,flagFullDebug=True)
+        self.Coding=ColorPrint(prio=PrintTAPriority.medium if FlagPrintCoding else PrintTAPriority.never,flagFullDebug=True)
 
 pri=GPaIRSPrint()
 printTypes={}
@@ -169,12 +281,6 @@ PaIRS_Header=f'PaIRS - version {__version__}\n'+\
     f'email: {__mail__}\n'+\
     '****************************************\n'
 	
-CalVi_Header=f'CalVi - version {__version__}\n'+\
-    'Calibration Visualizer\n'+\
-    f'(C) {__year__} Gerardo Paolillo & Tommaso Astarita.\nAll rights reserved.\n'+\
-    f'email: {__mail__}\n'+\
-    '****************************************\n'
-	
 from .parForMulti import *
 #from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 from .parForMulti import ParForMul
@@ -194,35 +300,90 @@ else:
   import PaIRS_PIV as PaIRS_lib
 
 if __package__ or "." in __name__:
-    from pkg_resources import resource_filename
-    foldPaIRS=resource_filename(__package__,'')+"\\"
-    foldPaIRS=foldPaIRS.replace('\\','/')
+    import importlib.resources as resources
+    resources_path = resources.files(__package__)
+    foldPaIRS = str(resources_path)+"\\"
+    foldPaIRS = foldPaIRS.replace('\\', '/')
 else:
     foldPaIRS='./'
+class ProcessTypes:
+    null=None
+    min=0
+    piv=1
+    spiv=2
+    tpiv=3
+    cal=10
+
+    singleCamera=[piv]
+    threeCameras=[min,tpiv]
 
+class StepTypes:
+    null=None
+    min=0
+    piv=1
+    spiv=2
+    cal=10
+    disp=11
+
+process={
+    ProcessTypes.null: '-',
+    ProcessTypes.min: 'minimum',
+    ProcessTypes.piv: 'PIV',
+    ProcessTypes.spiv: 'SPIV',
+    ProcessTypes.tpiv: 'TPIV',
+    ProcessTypes.cal: 'calibration',
+}
+process_items=[v for v in process.values()]
+process_ord=range(len(process_items))
 class outExt:
+    #legacy
     cfg='.pairs_cfg'
     dum='.pairs_dum'
+   
+    #Workspaces and projects
+    wksp='.pairs_wksp'
+    proj='.pairs_proj'
+
+    #StepTypes
     min='.pairs_min'
     piv='.pairs_piv'
+    spiv='.pairs_spiv'
+    cal='.pairs_cal'
+    calvi='.calvi'
+    disp='.pairs_disp'
+    
+    #Further types of variable
+    #PIV process
     pro='.pairs_pro'
+    #CalVi
     cfg_calvi='.calvi_cfg'
-    cal='.pairs_cal'
     pla='.pairs_pla'
 
-lastcfgname='lastuicfg'+outExt.cfg
-lastcfgname_CalVi='lastuicfg'+outExt.cfg_calvi
 
+lastcfgname='lastWorkSpace'+outExt.wksp
 fileChanges=foldPaIRS+'Changes.txt'
-fileWhatsNew=[foldPaIRS+f for f in fileWhatsNew]
 icons_path=foldPaIRS+icons_path
-lastcfgname=foldPaIRS+lastcfgname
-pro_path=foldPaIRS+"pro/"
+
+if not Flag_ISEXE:
+    fileWhatsNew=[foldPaIRS+f for f in fileWhatsNew]
+    
+    lastcfgname=foldPaIRS+lastcfgname
+    pro_path=foldPaIRS+"pro/"
+else:
+    from pathlib import Path
+    exe_dir = str(Path(sys.argv[0]).resolve().parent)+'/'
+    fileWhatsNew=[foldPaIRS+fileWhatsNew[0],exe_dir+fileWhatsNew[1]]
+    lastcfgname = exe_dir + lastcfgname
+    pro_path = exe_dir + "pro/"
+     
+
 if not os.path.exists(pro_path):
-    os.mkdir(pro_path)
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(pro_path)
+    except Exception as inst:
+        pri.Error.red(f'It was not possible to make the directory {pro_path}:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\n{inst}')
 custom_list_file="pro_list.txt"
 
-
 exts = Image.registered_extensions()
 supported_exts = sorted({ex for ex, f in exts.items() if f in Image.OPEN})
 text_filter = "Common image files (*.bmp *.gif *.ico *.jpeg *.jpg *.png *.tif *.tiff *.webp"\
@@ -237,31 +398,50 @@ if Flag_NATIVEDIALOGS:
 else:
     optionNativeDialog=QFileDialog.Option.DontUseNativeDialog 
   
-def warningDialog(self,Message,time_milliseconds=0,flagScreenCenter=False,icon=QIcon(),palette=None,pixmap=None,title='Warning!',flagRichText=False,flagNoButtons=False,addButton=None):  #addButton=['Print Message',lambda: print(Message)]
+def warningDialog(self:QWidget,Message,time_milliseconds=0,flagScreenCenter=False,icon:QIcon=QIcon(),palette=None,pixmap=None,title='Warning!',flagRichText=False,flagNoButtons=False,addButton:dict=None,FlagStayOnTop=False,pixmapSize=64):  #addButton=['Print Message',lambda: print(Message)]
     dlg=None
     if Message:
-        dlg = QMessageBox(self)
+        if isinstance(self,QMainWindow) and hasattr(self,'w_Input'):
+            dlg = QMessageBox(self.w_Input)
+        else:
+            dlg = QMessageBox(self)
         dlg.setWindowTitle(title)
         dlg.setText(str(Message))
+        
         if flagRichText: dlg.setTextFormat(Qt.TextFormat.RichText)
         if flagNoButtons: 
             dlg.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.StandardButton.NoButton)
         else:
             dlg.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok)
-            if addButton:
-                abutt = dlg.addButton(addButton[0], QtWidgets.QMessageBox.YesRole)
-                abutt.clicked.disconnect()
-                def aFun():
-                    addButton[1]()
-                    dlg.done(0)
-                abutt.clicked.connect(aFun)
+            if addButton: 
+                for addB, addAction in addButton.items():
+                    abutt = dlg.addButton(addB, QtWidgets.QMessageBox.YesRole)
+                    abutt.clicked.disconnect()
+                    def aFun(fun):
+                        fun()
+                        dlg.done(0)
+                    abutt.clicked.connect(lambda flag=None,fun=addAction: aFun(fun))
         dlg.setIcon(QMessageBox.Warning)
         if icon:
-            dlg.setWindowIcon(icon)
+            if type(icon)==QIcon: dlg.setWindowIcon(icon)
+            else:
+                try:
+                    iconW=QIcon()
+                    iconW.addFile(icon)
+                    dlg.setWindowIcon(iconW)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    pri.Error.red(f'Error while reading the window icon from the file {icon}:\n{e}')
+        else:
+            if not hasattr(self,'windowIcon') or not self.windowIcon():
+                iconW=QIcon()
+                iconW.addFile(icons_path+'icon_PaIRS.png')
+                dlg.setWindowIcon(iconW)
+            else:
+                dlg.setWindowIcon(self.windowIcon())
         if palette:
             dlg.setPalette(palette)
         if pixmap:
-            dlg.setIconPixmap(QPixmap(pixmap).scaled(64, 64, Qt.AspectRatioMode.KeepAspectRatio))
+            dlg.setIconPixmap(QPixmap(pixmap).scaled(pixmapSize, pixmapSize, Qt.AspectRatioMode.KeepAspectRatio,Qt.SmoothTransformation))
         if self:
             dlg.setFont(self.font())
             c=dlg.findChildren(QObject)
@@ -272,22 +452,33 @@ def warningDialog(self,Message,time_milliseconds=0,flagScreenCenter=False,icon=Q
                     w.setFont(font)
         #dlg.setWindowFlags(Qt.WindowType.WindowStaysOnTopHint) 
         dlg.show()
-        if flagScreenCenter and hasattr(self,'MaxGeo'):
+        if flagScreenCenter and hasattr(self,'maximumGeometry'):
             geom=dlg.geometry()
-            geom.moveCenter(self.MaxGeo.center())
+            geom.moveCenter(self.maximumGeometry.center())
             dlg.setGeometry(geom)
         if time_milliseconds:
             QTimer.singleShot(time_milliseconds, lambda : dlg.done(0))
         else:
             if Flag_DEBUG and time_warnings_debug>=0:
                 QTimer.singleShot(time_warnings_debug, lambda : dlg.done(0))  
+        if FlagStayOnTop: dlg.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint, True)
         if not flagNoButtons: dlg.exec()
     return dlg
-    
+
 def questionDialog(self,Message,icon=QMessageBox.Warning):
-    dlg = QMessageBox(self)
+    if isinstance(self,QMainWindow) and hasattr(self,'w_Input'):
+        dlg = QMessageBox(self.w_Input)
+    else:
+        dlg = QMessageBox(self)
     dlg.setWindowTitle("Warning!")
     dlg.setText(str(Message))
+    if not self.windowIcon():
+        icons_path+'icon_PaIRS.png'
+        iconW=QIcon()
+        iconW.addFile(icon)
+        dlg.setWindowIcon(iconW)
+    else:
+        dlg.setWindowIcon(self.windowIcon())
 
     dlg.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.Yes|QMessageBox.No)
     dlg.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox.Yes)
@@ -337,10 +528,10 @@ def inputDialog(self,title,label,icon=None,palette=None,completer_list=[],width=
         geom.moveCenter(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
         dlg.setGeometry(geom)
 
-    if flagScreenCenter and hasattr(self,'MaxGeo'):
+    if flagScreenCenter and hasattr(self,'maximumGeometry'):
         dlg.show()
         geom=dlg.geometry()
-        geom.moveCenter(self.MaxGeo.center())
+        geom.moveCenter(self.maximumGeometry.center())
         dlg.setGeometry(geom)
     
     c=dlg.findChildren(QObject)
@@ -432,24 +623,25 @@ def noPrint(*args,**kwargs):
 
 #import unidecode
 def myStandardPath(path):
-    #path=unidecode.unidecode(path)
-    currpath=path
-    if currpath:
-        while currpath[-1]==" ": currpath=currpath[:-1]
-    currpath=re.sub(r'\\+',r'/',currpath)
-    currpath=currpath+'/'
-    currpath=re.sub('/+', '/',currpath)
+    currpath = path.rstrip() # Remove trailing white spaces from the path
+    currpath = currpath.replace('\\', '/')  # Replace all backslashes with forward slashes
+    currpath = currpath.rstrip('/') + '/' if currpath else './' # Add a trailing slash to the path if not present
+    currpath = re.sub('/+', '/', currpath) # Reduce consecutive slashes to a single slash
     return currpath
 
 def myStandardRoot(root):
-    #root=unidecode.unidecode(root)
-    currroot=root
-    if currroot:
-        while currroot[-1]==" ": currroot=currroot[:-1]
-    currroot=re.sub(r'\\+',r'/',currroot)
-    currroot=re.sub('/+', '/',currroot)
+    currroot = root.rstrip()  # Remove trailing white spaces from the root
+    currroot = currroot.replace('\\', '/')  # Replace all backslashes with forward slashes
+    currroot = re.sub('/+', '/', currroot)  # Reduce consecutive slashes to a single slash
     return currroot
 
+def relativizePath(currpath:str):
+    return currpath
+    directory_path = myStandardPath(os.getcwd())
+    if directory_path in currpath:
+        currpath=currpath.replace(directory_path,'./') 
+    return currpath
+    
 def findFiles_sorted(pattern):
     list_files=glob.glob(pattern)
     files=sorted([re.sub(r'\\+',r'/',f) for f in list_files],key=str.lower)
@@ -462,6 +654,7 @@ def transfIm(OUT,flagTransf:int=2,Images:list=[],flagRot=1):
     flagTransf==2 solo entrambi (default)
     '''
     if  len(Images)==0: return
+    if OUT.FlagNone: return Images
 
     if flagTransf==1:  #solo PIV
         ops=OUT.aimop
@@ -508,15 +701,18 @@ def readCustomListFile():
     custom_list=[]
     filename=pro_path+custom_list_file
     if os.path.exists(filename):
-        with open(pro_path+custom_list_file,'r') as file:
-            while True:
-                line = file.readline()
-                if not line:
-                    break   
-                else:
-                    l=line.strip()
-                    if l: custom_list.append(l)
-            file.close()
+        try:
+            with open(filename,'r') as file:
+                while True:
+                    line = file.readline()
+                    if not line:
+                        break   
+                    else:
+                        l=line.strip()
+                        if l: custom_list.append(l)
+                file.close()
+        except:
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while opening the custom process list file: {filename}.\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')
     return custom_list
 
 def setCustomList(task):
@@ -528,7 +724,7 @@ def setCustomList(task):
                 var=pickle.load(file)
                 task(var,name)
         except Exception as inst:
-            pri.Error.red(f'Error while loading custom process file {filename}\t[from list]:\n{traceback.print_exc}\n\n{inst}')
+            pri.Error.red(f'Error while loading custom process file {filename}\t[from list]:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\n{inst}')
             custom_list.pop(k)
             if os.path.exists(filename):
                 os.remove(filename)
@@ -543,7 +739,7 @@ def setCustomList(task):
                     task(var,name)
                     custom_list.append(name)
             except Exception as inst:
-                pri.Error.red(f'Error while loading custom process file {filename}\t[from disk]:\n{traceback.print_exc}\n\n{inst}')
+                pri.Error.red(f'Error while loading the custom process file {filename}\t[from disk]:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n\n{inst}')
                 if os.path.exists(filename):
                     os.remove(filename)
     rewriteCustomList(custom_list)
@@ -551,10 +747,61 @@ def setCustomList(task):
 
 def rewriteCustomList(custom_list):
     filename=pro_path+custom_list_file
-    with open(filename,'w') as file:
-        for c in custom_list:
-            file.write(c+'\n')
-        file.close()
+    try:
+        with open(filename,'w') as file:
+            for c in custom_list:
+                file.write(c+'\n')
+            file.close()
+    except:
+        pri.Error.red(f'Error while rewriting the custom process file {filename}\t[from disk]:\n{traceback.format_exc()}\n')
+
+def identifierName(typeObject:str='proc'):
+    username=platform.system()+'-'+os.environ.get('USER', os.environ.get('USERNAME'))
+    date_time=QDate.currentDate().toString('yyyy/MM/dd')+'-'+\
+            QTime().currentTime().toString()
+    ppid=str(os.getppid())+'-'+str(os.getpid())
+    version='PaIRS-v'+__version__
+    version_user_info=version+'_'+username+'_'+date_time
+    id=ppid+'_'+str(uuid.uuid4())
+    name=version_user_info+'_'+typeObject+'_'+id
+    return name, username, __version__
+
+def fileIdenitifierCheck(id: str, filename: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Extract the date/time from the identifier 'name' and check whether 'filename'
+    has been modified after that timestamp.
+    Returns True if file is newer, False otherwise.
+    """
+
+    # --- Extract timestamp from name ---
+    # Expected pattern:  ..._<date>-<time>_...
+    # Example: 'PaIRS-v0.2.8_Linux-user_2025/11/07-12:45:31_proc_...'
+    try:
+        parts = id.split('_')
+        date_str, time_str = parts[2].split('-')[0], parts[2].split('-')[1]
+    except Exception:
+        pri.Error.red("Identifier format not recognized: cannot extract date and time.")
+        return False
+
+    # Convert date/time strings into QDateTime
+    qdate = QDate.fromString(date_str, 'yyyy/MM/dd')
+    qtime = QTime.fromString(time_str, 'HH:mm:ss')
+    qdt_identifier = QDateTime(qdate, qtime)
+    qdt_identifier = qdt_identifier.addSecs(-1) #to be safe
+
+    if not qdt_identifier.isValid():
+        pri.Error.red("Parsed QDateTime is not valid. Check identifier format.")
+        return False
+
+    # --- File timestamp ---
+    if not os.path.exists(filename):
+        return False
+
+    file_mtime = os.path.getmtime(filename)
+    qdt_file = QDateTime.fromSecsSinceEpoch(int(file_mtime))
+
+    # True if file was modified after the timestamp stored in name
+    return qdt_file > qdt_identifier
 
 PlainTextConverter=QtGui.QTextDocument()
 def toPlainText(text):
@@ -562,12 +809,70 @@ def toPlainText(text):
     return PlainTextConverter.toPlainText()
 
 def showTip(obj,message):
-    tip=QToolTip(obj)
     toolTipDuration=obj.toolTipDuration()
     obj.setToolTipDuration(3000)
-    tip.showText(QCursor.pos(),message)
+    QToolTip.showText(QCursor.pos(),message)
     obj.setToolTipDuration(toolTipDuration)
 
+def clean_tree(tree:QTreeWidget):
+    def remove_children(item:QTreeWidgetItem):
+        while item.childCount() > 0:
+            child = item.takeChild(0)
+            remove_children(child)
+        del item
+
+    while tree.topLevelItemCount() > 0:
+        item = tree.takeTopLevelItem(0)
+        # Elimina ricorsivamente tutti i figli dell'elemento
+        remove_children(item)
+
+def html_image(icon_path,size=16):
+    text=f"""
+        <img src="{icon_path}" width="{size}" height="{size}" style="margin-right: 0px;">
+    """
+    return text
+
+def procOutName(self):
+    for attr_name, attr_value in vars(ProcessTypes).items():
+        if attr_value == self.Process:
+          procExt=getattr(outExt,attr_name) 
+          break
+    return f'{self.outPathRoot}{procExt}'
+
+def stepOutName(self):
+    for attr_name, attr_value in vars(StepTypes).items():
+        if attr_value == self.Step:
+          procExt=getattr(outExt,attr_name) 
+          break
+    return f'{self.outPathRoot}{procExt}'
+
+def findIDFromLog(file_path):
+    nMaximumLines=50
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+            # Legge fino a 50 righe (o meno, se il file ha meno righe)
+            for _ in range(nMaximumLines):
+                line = file.readline()
+                if not line:  # Fine del file
+                    break
+                if line.startswith("PaIRS-v"):
+                    return line.strip()  # Ritorna la riga trovata senza spazi extra
+        return None  # Nessuna riga trovata
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pri.Error.red(f"File not found: {file_path}")
+        return None
+
+def resultCheck(tab,par,ind=None):
+    if ind is None: ind=par.ind
+    ITE=tab.gui.ui.Explorer.ITEfromInd(ind)
+    filename=stepOutName(ITE.procdata)+'.log'
+    if os.path.exists(filename):
+        id=findIDFromLog(filename)
+        FlagResult=id==ITE.procdata.name_proc
+    else:
+        FlagResult=False
+    return FlagResult
+
 def runPaIRS(self,command='',flagQuestion=True):
     Flag=__package__ or "." in __name__
     pyCommands={
@@ -598,12 +903,16 @@ def runPaIRS(self,command='',flagQuestion=True):
         def run(self):
             try:
                 import subprocess
-                if Flag: #launched from package
-                    pri.Info.white(sys.executable+' -m PaIRS_UniNa '+command)
-                    subprocess.call(sys.executable+' -m PaIRS_UniNa '+command,shell=True)
+                if Flag_ISEXE:
+                    pri.Info.white(sys.executable+' '+command)
+                    subprocess.call(sys.executable+' '+command,shell=True)
                 else:
-                    pri.Info.white(sys.executable+' -c '+'"'+f"import os; os.chdir('{os.getcwd()}'); {pyCommands[command]}"+'"')
-                    subprocess.call(sys.executable+' -c '+'"'+f"import os; os.chdir('{os.getcwd()}'); {pyCommands[command]}"+'"',shell=True)
+                    if Flag: #launched from package
+                        pri.Info.white(sys.executable+' -m PaIRS_UniNa '+command)
+                        subprocess.call(sys.executable+' -m PaIRS_UniNa '+command,shell=True)
+                    else:
+                        pri.Info.white(sys.executable+' -c '+'"'+f"import os; os.chdir('{os.getcwd()}'); {pyCommands[command]}"+'"')
+                        subprocess.call(sys.executable+' -c '+'"'+f"import os; os.chdir('{os.getcwd()}'); {pyCommands[command]}"+'"',shell=True)
                 self.isRunning=False
             except Exception as inst:
                 pri.Error.red(inst)
@@ -632,13 +941,13 @@ def showSplash(filename=''+ icons_path +'logo_PaIRS_completo.png'):
     splash.show()
     return splash
 
-def checkLatestVersion(self,version,app:QApplication=None,splash:QLabel=None):
+def checkLatestVersion(self,version,app:QApplication=None,splash:QLabel=None,flagWarning=1):
     flagStopAndDownload=False
     var=self.TABpar
     #var.FlagOutDated=0 if currentVersion==var.latestVersion else var.FlagOutDated
-    if var.FlagOutDated==1:
-        warningLatestVersion(self,app,flagExit=0,flagWarning=1)
-        var.FlagOutDated=2
+    if abs(var.FlagOutDated)==1:
+        warningLatestVersion(self,app,flagExit=0,flagWarning=flagWarning,FlagStayOnTop=True)
+        var.FlagOutDated=2 if var.FlagOutDated==1 else -2
         """
         flagStopAndDownload=questionDialog(self,f'A new version of the PaIRS_UniNa package is available. Do you want to download it before starting the current istance of {self.name}?')
         if flagStopAndDownload:
@@ -664,31 +973,42 @@ def checkLatestVersion(self,version,app:QApplication=None,splash:QLabel=None):
             sOut=f'{packageName} the current version ({currentVersion}) of {packageName} is obsolete! Please, install the latest version: {latestVersion} by using:\npython -m pip install --upgrade {packageName}'
             var.FlagOutDated=2 if var.FlagOutDated==2 else 1
         elif flagOutDated==-1:
+            sOut=f'The version of the current instance of {packageName} ({currentVersion}) is newer than the latest official releas ({latestVersion})!\nYou should contact Tommaso and Gerardo if you are a developer and some relevant change is made by yourself!\nIf you are a user, enjoy this beta version and please report any issue!'
+            var.FlagOutDated=-2 if var.FlagOutDated==-2 else -1
+        elif flagOutDated==-1000:
             sOut=f'Error from pip: it was not possible to check for a new version of the {packageName} package!'
-            var.FlagOutDated=0
+            var.FlagOutDated=-1000
         else:
             sOut=f'{packageName} The current version ({currentVersion}) of {packageName} is up-to-date! Enjoy it!'
             var.FlagOutDated=0
-        pri.Callback.cyan(f'[{var.FlagOutDated}] '+sOut)
-        self.signals.printOutDated.emit(flagOutDated>0)
+        pri.Info.cyan(f'[{var.FlagOutDated}] '+sOut)
+        self.signals.printOutDated.emit()
         #self.ui.button_PaIRS_download.setVisible(flagOutDated>0)
         pass
 
     checkOutDated(packageName,printOutDated)
     return flagStopAndDownload
 
-def warningLatestVersion(self,app,flagExit=0,flagWarning=0):
+def warningLatestVersion(self,app,flagExit=0,flagWarning=0,time_milliseconds=0,FlagStayOnTop=False):
     if not flagExit: 
         exitSuggestion=f'exit the current instance of {self.name} and '
     else: 
         exitSuggestion='' 
     py=myStandardRoot(sys.executable).split('/')[-1].split('.')[0]
     command=f'{py} -m pip install --upgrade PaIRS_UniNa'
-    Message=f'A new version of the PaIRS_UniNa package is available (current: {self.TABpar.currentVersion}, latest: {self.TABpar.latestVersion}).\nPlease, {exitSuggestion}install it with the following command:\n{command}'
+    if self.TABpar.FlagOutDated>0:
+        if Flag_ISEXE:
+            Message=f'A new version of the PaIRS_UniNa package is available (current: {self.TABpar.currentVersion}, latest: {self.TABpar.latestVersion}).\nPlease, download it from the following link:\n{EXEurl}'
+        else:
+            Message=f'A new version of the PaIRS_UniNa package is available (current: {self.TABpar.currentVersion}, latest: {self.TABpar.latestVersion}).\nPlease, {exitSuggestion}install it with the following command:\n{command}'
+    elif self.TABpar.FlagOutDated==-1000:
+        Message = ("Unable to check for the latest official release of PaIRS_UniNa. Please check the PyPI page manually for updates:\n""https://pypi.org/project/PaIRS-UniNa/")
+    else:
+        Message=f'The version of the current instance of PaIRS_UniNa ({self.TABpar.currentVersion}) is newer than the latest official releas ({self.TABpar.latestVersion})!\nYou should contact Tommaso and Gerardo if you are a developer and some relevant change is made by yourself!\nIf you are a user, enjoy this beta version and please report any issue!'
     if flagExit:
         print(f"\n{'*'*100}\n"+Message+f"\n{'*'*100}\n")
     if flagWarning:
-        warningDialog(self,Message,flagScreenCenter=True,pixmap=''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_download.png')    
+        warningDialog(self,Message,time_milliseconds=time_milliseconds,flagScreenCenter=True,pixmap=''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_download.png' if self.TABpar.FlagOutDated>0 else ''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_download_warning.png' if self.TABpar.FlagOutDated==-1000 else ''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_beta.png',FlagStayOnTop=FlagStayOnTop,addButton={"Go to the download page!": lambda: QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl(EXEurl))} if Flag_ISEXE else {"See what's new!": lambda: QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl("https://pypi.org/project/PaIRS-UniNa/"))} if self.TABpar.FlagOutDated>0 else {})    
 
 def downloadLatestVersion(self,app):
     try:
@@ -710,8 +1030,9 @@ def downloadLatestVersion(self,app):
         except Exception as inst:
             print(inst)
 
-def button_download_PaIRS_callback(self,app):
+def button_download_PaIRS_action(self,app):
     warningLatestVersion(self,app,flagExit=0,flagWarning=1)
+    checkLatestVersion(self,__version__,self.app,splash=None,flagWarning=0)
     return
     flagStopAndDownload=questionDialog(self,f'A new version of the PaIRS_UniNa package is available. Do you want to close the current instance of {self.name} and download it?')
     if not flagStopAndDownload: return
@@ -723,6 +1044,20 @@ def button_download_PaIRS_callback(self,app):
     else: command=''
     subprocess.call(sys.executable+' -m PaIRS_UniNa '+command,shell=True)
     #runPaIRS(self,flagQuestion=False)
+    
+import urllib.request, json, ssl
+
+def get_package_version_urllib(package_name):
+    """Get package version using only standard library"""
+    try:
+        import certifi
+        url = f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{package_name}/json"
+        context = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=certifi.where())
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(url, context=context, timeout=10) as response:
+            data = json.loads(response.read().decode())
+            return True, data['info']['version']
+    except Exception as e:
+        return False, f"Error: {e}"
 
 def checkOutDated(packageName:str,printOutDated):
   ''' 
@@ -741,7 +1076,6 @@ def checkOutDated(packageName:str,printOutDated):
       pass #in this case the last version of the package is installed
   '''
   async def checkOutDatedInternal(packageName):
-    flagOutDated=0
     #reqs = subprocess.check_output([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'list','--outdated'])
     #reqs = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'list','--outdated'],capture_output=True)
     #reqs = subprocess.check_output([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'index','versions','PaIRS_UniNa'])
@@ -751,50 +1085,77 @@ def checkOutDated(packageName:str,printOutDated):
     reqs = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'list','--outdated'],capture_output=True)
     outDated = [r.decode().split('==')[0] for r in reqs.stdout.split()]
     """
-    flagOutDated=-1
+    flagOutDated=-1000
     currentVersion='none'
     latestVersion=''
     try:
-        command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'show',packageName]
-        reqs = subprocess.run(command,capture_output=True)
-        if reqs.returncode:
-            pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
-            return flagOutDated,currentVersion,latestVersion  
-        printing=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8") 
-        pri.Info.cyan( printing )
-        r=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8").replace('\r','').split('\n')
-        currentVersion='none'
-        for s in r:
-            if 'Version: ' in s:
-                currentVersion=s.replace('Version: ','')
-                break
+        if Flag_ISEXE:
+            currentVersion=__version__+'.'+__subversion__ if int(__subversion__) else __version__
+        else:
+            if Flag_DEBUG:
+                currentVersion=__version__+'.'+__subversion__ if int(__subversion__) else __version__
+            else:
+                command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'show', packageName]
+                reqs = subprocess.run(command,capture_output=True)
+                if reqs.returncode:
+                    pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
+                    return flagOutDated,currentVersion,latestVersion  
+                printing=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8") 
+                pri.Info.cyan( printing )
+                r=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8").replace('\r','').split('\n')
+                currentVersion='none'
+                for s in r:
+                    if 'Version: ' in s:
+                        currentVersion=s.replace('Version: ','')
+                        break
         if currentVersion!=__version__:
             message=f'Greetings, developer!\nThe version of the current instance of PaIRS_UniNa ({__version__}) is different from that installed in the present Python environment ({currentVersion})!\nYou should contact Tommaso and Gerardo if some relevant change is made by yourself!'
             pri.Info.yellow(f'{"-"*50}\n{message}\n{"-"*50}\n')
-        command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'index','versions',packageName]
-        reqs = subprocess.run(command,capture_output=True)
-        if not reqs.returncode:
-            printing=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8") 
-            pri.Info.cyan( printing )
-            r=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8").replace('\r','').split('\n')
-            #currentVersion=r[0].replace(packageName,'').replace('(','').replace(')','').replace(' ','')
-            latestVersion=r[1].replace('Available versions: ','').split(',')[0]
+        if Flag_ISEXE:
+             _, latestVersion = get_package_version_urllib("PaIRS_UniNa")
         else:
-            pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
-            
-            command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'list','--outdated']
+            command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'index', 'versions', packageName]
             reqs = subprocess.run(command,capture_output=True)
-            if reqs.returncode:
-                pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
-                return flagOutDated,currentVersion,latestVersion  
-            outDated = [r.decode().split('==')[0] for r in reqs.stdout.split()]
-            if packageName in outDated:
-                i=outDated.index(packageName)
-                latestVersion=outDated[i+2]
+            if not reqs.returncode:
+                printing=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8") 
+                pri.Info.cyan( printing )
+                r=reqs.stdout.decode("utf-8").replace('\r','').split('\n')
+                #currentVersion=r[0].replace(packageName,'').replace('(','').replace(')','').replace(' ','')
+                latestVersion=r[1].replace('Available versions: ','').split(',')[0]
             else:
-                latestVersion=currentVersion
-            pri.Info.cyan(f'{packageName} ({currentVersion}). Latest version available: {latestVersion}')
-        flagOutDated=1 if currentVersion!=latestVersion else 0
+                flagOk,latestVersion=get_package_version_urllib(packageName)
+                if not flagOk:
+                    pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
+                    pri.Error.red(latestVersion)
+                    latestVersion='none'
+                
+                """
+                command=[sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'list','--outdated']
+                reqs = subprocess.run(command,capture_output=True)
+                if reqs.returncode:
+                    pri.Error.red('Error in command:\n'+' '.join(command)+'\n'+reqs.stderr.decode("utf-8") )
+                    return flagOutDated,currentVersion,latestVersion  
+                outDated = [r.decode().split('==')[0] for r in reqs.stdout.split()]
+                if packageName in outDated:
+                    i=outDated.index(packageName)
+                    latestVersion=outDated[i+2]
+                else:
+                    latestVersion=currentVersion
+                pri.Info.cyan(f'{packageName} ({currentVersion}). Latest version available: {latestVersion}')
+                """
+        #flagOutDated=1 if currentVersion!=latestVersion else 0
+        cV_parts=[int(c) for c in currentVersion.split('.')]
+        lV_parts=[int(c) for c in latestVersion.split('.')]
+        flagOutDated=1 if (cV_parts[0] < lV_parts[0] or 
+            cV_parts[1] < lV_parts[1] or 
+            cV_parts[2] < lV_parts[2]) \
+            else -1 if (cV_parts[0] > lV_parts[0] or
+            cV_parts[1] > lV_parts[1] or 
+            cV_parts[2] > lV_parts[2] ) \
+            or (cV_parts[0] == lV_parts[0] and
+            cV_parts[1] == lV_parts[1] and
+            cV_parts[2] == lV_parts[2] and len(cV_parts)>len(lV_parts)) \
+            else 0
     except Exception as inst:
         pri.Error.red(inst)
     return flagOutDated,currentVersion,latestVersion
@@ -805,7 +1166,6 @@ def checkOutDated(packageName:str,printOutDated):
   f3=executor.submit(asyncio.run,checkOutDatedInternal(packageName))
   f3.add_done_callback(checkOutDatedComplete)
 
-
 def changes(self,TabType,filename,title=" Changes"):
     FlagShow=False
     if self.logChanges:
@@ -846,6 +1206,9 @@ def changes(self,TabType,filename,title=" Changes"):
             logChanges.ui.log.setLineWrapColumnOrWidth(logChanges.ui.log.width()-20)
         self.logChanges.ui.log.resizeEvent=lambda e: logResizeEvent(self.logChanges,e)
 
+        self.logChanges.ui.icon.addfuncclick['whatsnew']=self.whatsNew
+        self.logChanges.ui.icon.setCustomCursor()
+
         try:
             file = open(filename, "rb")
             content = file.read().decode("utf-8")
@@ -856,8 +1219,203 @@ def changes(self,TabType,filename,title=" Changes"):
             self.logChanges.ui.log.setText(f'No information about PaIRS-UniNa updates available!\n\nSorry for this, try to reinstall PaIRS-UniNa or alternatively contact the authors at {__mail__}.')
     return
 
-
 import webbrowser
 def downloadExampleData(self,url):
     Message=f'Test data are available at the following link:\n{url}'
-    warningDialog(self,Message,pixmap=''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_download.png',title='Download test data',addButton=['Download data!',lambda:webbrowser.open(url)])
+    warningDialog(self,Message,pixmap=''+ icons_path +'flaticon_PaIRS_download.png',title='Download test data',addButton={'Download data!':lambda:webbrowser.open(url)})
+
+def optimalPivCores(totCore,nImgs,penCore=1):
+    ''' Used to determine the optimal number of pivCores as a function of the total number of cores and the number of imag to be processed
+    totCore is the total number of cores that can be used
+    nImgs is the number of images
+    penCore is a penalization for the internal parallelization of the PIV process if = to 1 the parallelization it is assumed to be perfect
+        Most probably a value of 0.95-1 should work correctly 
+        with 0.95 adding the xth pivCore is counted as: x=10->0.63 20->0.38 40->0.14 80->0.017
+        with 0.98 adding the xth pivCore is counted as: x=10->0.83 20->0.68 40->0.45 80->0.20
+    Output
+    nPivMax the number of pivCores to be used 
+    nCoreMax  the number of multiProces to be used 
+    '''
+    pen=1     #initially the penalization is zero
+    procPower=1  # the processing power of piv is not directly proportional to the numbers of cores
+    nCorePerImgMax=0
+    nPivMax=0
+    for nPiv in range(1,totCore+1):
+        nProc=floor(totCore/nPiv)
+        nCicli=ceil(nImgs/nProc)
+        nCorePerImg=procPower/nCicli
+        #♥print(nPiv,nProc,pen,procPower,nCorePerImg,nCicli)
+        if nCorePerImg>nCorePerImgMax:
+            nCorePerImgMax=nCorePerImg
+            nPivMax=nPiv
+        pen*=penCore
+        procPower+=pen
+    nCoreMax=floor(totCore/nPivMax)
+    #nPivMax=floor(totCore/nCoreMax)
+    return nPivMax,nCoreMax
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import qInstallMessageHandler, QtMsgType
+def custom_qt_message_handler(mode, context, message):
+    if ("QPainter" in message or "paintEngine" in message):
+        return  #Silenzia questi messaggi
+    print(message)  #Altrimenti stampali normalmente (oppure loggali)
+qInstallMessageHandler(custom_qt_message_handler)
+
+"""
+def custom_qt_message_handler(mode, context, message):
+    if "QPainter" in message or "paintEngine" in message:
+        print("\n!!! Intercepted Qt message:")
+        print(message)
+        print("\n*** Current Python stacktrace:")
+        traceback.print_stack()  # Questo stampa lo stack in cui è stato generato il messaggio
+    else:
+        print(message)
+qInstallMessageHandler(custom_qt_message_handler)
+import functools
+import traceback
+def log_qpainter_usage(func):
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        print(f"\n°°° Execution of {func.__name__} in {func.__module__}")
+        traceback.print_stack(limit=4)  # Mostra solo lo stack alto
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+    return wrapper
+"""
+
+class PaIRSApp(QApplication):
+    def __init__(self,*args):
+        super().__init__(*args)
+        self.installMessageHandler()
+        self.setStyle('Fusion')
+
+    def applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState(self):
+        return True
+    
+    def message_handler(self, mode, context, message):
+        if "QBasicTimer::start" not in message and "QObject::startTimer" not in message:
+            print(message)
+
+    def installMessageHandler(self):
+        qInstallMessageHandler(self.message_handler)
+    
+rqrdpckgs_filename=foldPaIRS+"rqrdpckgs.txt"
+from packaging.version import Version
+import importlib.metadata
+
+def resetRequiredPackagesFile(filename=rqrdpckgs_filename):
+    # Leggi il contenuto esistente
+    try:
+        with open(filename, "r") as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pri.Error.red(f"resetRequiredPackagesFile: File {filename} not found.")
+        return
+
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
+        for line in lines:
+            parts = line.strip().split()
+            if len(parts) >= 3:
+                pkg = parts[0]
+                vmin = parts[1]
+                vmax = parts[2]
+                f.write(f"{pkg}\t{vmin}\t{vmax}\t0\n")
+            else:
+                pri.Error.red(f"resetRequiredPackagesFile: Skipping malformed line: {line}")
+
+def to_triplet(v: Version) -> tuple[int,int,int]:
+    r = v.release or (0,)
+    return (r[0], r[1] if len(r) > 1 else 0, r[2] if len(r) > 2 else 0)
+
+def le_ver(a: Version, b: Version) -> bool:
+    a1,a2,a3 = to_triplet(a)
+    b1,b2,b3 = to_triplet(b)
+    if a1 > b1: return False
+    if a1 < b1: return True
+    if a2 > b2: return False
+    if a2 < b2: return True
+    return a3 <= b3
+
+def checkRequiredPackages(self, filename=rqrdpckgs_filename, FlagDisplay=False, FlagForcePrint=False):
+    required_packages = []
+    vmin_list = []
+    vmax_list = []
+    vcurr_list = []
+
+    # Read file
+    with open(filename, "r") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            #pri.Info.white(line)
+            parts = line.strip().split()
+            if len(parts) >= 4:
+                required_packages.append(parts[0])
+                vmin_list.append(Version(parts[1]))
+                vmax_list.append(Version(parts[2]))
+                vcurr_list.append(Version(parts[3]) if parts[3] != "0" else None)
+            else:
+                pri.Error.red(f"Malformed line: {line}")
+
+    Flag = False
+    warnings = []
+
+    for i, pkg in enumerate(required_packages):
+        try:
+            installed_version = Version(importlib.metadata.version(pkg))
+        except importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError:
+            installed_version = None
+
+        # Update current installed version
+        if installed_version is not None and (installed_version != vcurr_list[i] or FlagDisplay):
+            vcurr_list[i] = installed_version
+            Flag = True
+
+            # Check if within [vmin, vmax]
+            if not (le_ver(vmin_list[i],installed_version) and le_ver(installed_version,vmax_list[i])):
+                """
+                warnings.append(
+                    f"- {pkg}: installed = {installed_version}, target range = [{vmin_list[i]}, {vmax_list[i]}]"
+                )
+                """
+                warnings.append(
+                    f"- {pkg}  {installed_version}  not in [{vmin_list[i]}, {vmax_list[i]}]"
+                )
+
+    # Show warning
+    if len(warnings)>0: self.FlagPackIssue=True
+    if len(warnings)>0 or FlagForcePrint:
+        message = (
+            "Some installed packages have a version outside the target range used to develop "
+            "the current release of the PaIRS_UniNa package.\n\n"
+            "This may lead to compatibility issues. If you experience unexpected behavior, "
+            "it is recommended to either reinstall the last tested compatible versions or "
+            f"download the executable at {EXEurl}."
+            f" If any issue occurs, please contact the authors at {__mail__}.\n\n"
+            #"or use the standalone executable available at:\n"
+            #"https://pairs.unina.it/#download\n\n"
+            "Incompatible packages:\n"
+            + "\n".join(warnings) +
+            "\n\nYou may reinstall the last compatible versions using the following commands:\n\n"
+        )
+        for i, pkg in enumerate(required_packages):
+            if vcurr_list[i] is not None and (not (vmin_list[i] <= vcurr_list[i] <= vmax_list[i]) or FlagForcePrint):
+                message += (
+                    f"python -m pip uninstall {pkg}\n"
+                    f"python -m pip install {pkg}=={vmax_list[i]}\n"
+                )
+
+        warningDialog(
+            self,
+            Message=message,
+            flagScreenCenter=True,
+            pixmap=icons_path + 'python_warning.png',
+            pixmapSize=96
+        )
+    elif FlagDisplay:
+        warningDialog(self, Message="All installed packages are within the expected version range.", flagScreenCenter=True,pixmap=icons_path+'greenv.png')
+
+    # Update file if needed
+    if Flag:
+        with open(filename, "w") as f:
+            for pkg, vmin, vmax, vcurr in zip(required_packages, vmin_list, vmax_list, vcurr_list):
+                f.write(f"{pkg}\t{vmin}\t{vmax}\t{vcurr if vcurr else 0}\n")
+
+    return required_packages, vmin_list, vmax_list, vcurr_list