Merge branch 'main' into release/0.4

Author: RobPasMue

pyproject.toml

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ tests = [
     "pytest==8.3.5",
     "pytest-cov==6.1.1",
     "pytest-qt==4.4.0",
-    "setuptools==80.7.1",
+    "setuptools==80.9.0",
 ]
 doc = [
     "Sphinx==8.1.3",
-    "ansys-sphinx-theme==1.4.4",
+    "ansys-sphinx-theme==1.5.0",
     "sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2",
     "sphinx_design==0.6.1",
     "sphinx_toolbox==4.0.0",

src/ansys/tools/installer/windows_functions.py

@@ -60,7 +60,16 @@ def create_venv_windows(venv_dir: str, py_path: str):
         # Create venv using uv
         LOG.debug("Creating virtual environment using uv...")
         subprocess.call(
-            f'start /w /min cmd /K ""{py_path}\\python.exe" -m uv venv {venv_dir} && exit"',
+            f'start /w /min cmd /K ""{py_path}\\python.exe" -m uv venv --seed {venv_dir} && exit"',
+            shell=True,
+            cwd=user_profile,
+        )
+
+        # Check & Update default venv packages
+        LOG.debug("Updating virtual environment packages...")
+        venv_python = os.path.join(venv_dir, "Scripts", "python.exe")
+        subprocess.call(
+            f'start /w /min cmd /K "{venv_python} -m pip install --upgrade pip uv && exit"',
             shell=True,
             cwd=user_profile,
         )