fixed up file path, fixed up some gitignores, add version support, working on a better install and binary compilation

utils/jsontoexcel.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import pandas as pd
+import sys
+import os
+
+def convert_json_to_excel(input_json_path, output_excel_path):
+    # Check if the input JSON file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(input_json_path):
+        print(f"Error: The file '{input_json_path}' does not exist.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Check if the output directory is writable
+    output_dir = os.path.dirname(output_excel_path)
+    if output_dir and not os.access(output_dir, os.W_OK):
+        print(f"Error: The output directory '{output_dir}' is not writable.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        # Read the JSON file
+        df = pd.read_json(input_json_path)
+        
+        # Write the DataFrame to Excel
+        df.to_excel(output_excel_path, index=False, engine='openpyxl')
+        
+        print(f"Conversion complete. Check the '{output_excel_path}' file.")
+    except ValueError:
+        print(f"Error: Invalid JSON format in the file '{input_json_path}'.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during JSON to Excel conversion: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print("Usage: python jsontoexcel.py <input_json_path> <output_excel_path>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    input_json_path = sys.argv[1]
+    output_excel_path = sys.argv[2]
+
+    convert_json_to_excel(input_json_path, output_excel_path)