Merge branch 'master' into copilot/improve-installation-section

Co-authored-by: Benexl <81157281+Benexl@users.noreply.github.com>

README.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 ## Installation
 
-Viu runs on any platform with Python 3.10+, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android (via Termux, see other installation methods).
+Viu runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android (via Termux). Pre-built binaries are available for quick installation without Python, or you can install via Python 3.10+ package managers.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
@@ -64,6 +64,39 @@ For the best experience, please install these external tools:
     *   [**ffmpeg**](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) - Required for downloading HLS streams and merging subtitles.
     *   [**webtorrent-cli**](https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-cli) - For streaming torrents directly.
 
+### Pre-built Binaries (Recommended for Quick Start)
+
+The easiest way to get started is to download a pre-built, self-contained binary from the [**releases page**](https://github.com/viu-media/viu/releases/latest). These binaries include all dependencies and **do not require Python** to be installed.
+
+**Available for:**
+*   **Linux** (x86_64): `viu-linux-x86_64`
+*   **Windows** (x86_64): `viu-windows-x86_64.exe`
+*   **macOS** (Intel x86_64): `viu-macos-x86_64`
+*   **macOS** (Apple Silicon ARM64): `viu-macos-arm64`
+
+**Installation Steps:**
+1.  Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the [**releases page**](https://github.com/viu-media/viu/releases/latest).
+2.  **Linux/macOS:** Make it executable:
+    ```bash
+    # Replace with the actual binary name you downloaded
+    chmod +x viu-linux-x86_64
+    ```
+    Then move it to a directory in your PATH:
+    ```bash
+    # Option 1: System-wide installation (requires sudo)
+    sudo mv viu-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/viu
+    
+    # Option 2: User directory installation
+    mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
+    mv viu-linux-x86_64 ~/.local/bin/viu
+    # Make sure ~/.local/bin is in your PATH
+    ```
+    **Windows:** Simply rename `viu-windows-x86_64.exe` to `viu.exe` and place it in a directory in your PATH, or run it directly.
+3.  Verify the installation:
+    ```bash
+    viu --version
+    ```
+
 ### Recommended Installation (uv)
 
 The best way to install Viu is with [**uv**](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv), a lightning-fast Python package manager.

viu_media/core/utils/formatter.py

@@ -186,19 +186,19 @@ def shell_safe(text: Optional[str]) -> str:
     """
     Escapes a string for safe inclusion in a Python script string literal.
     This is used when generating Python cache scripts with embedded text content.
-    
-    For Python triple-quoted strings, we need to:
+
+    For Python string literals, we need to:
     - Escape backslashes first (so existing backslashes don't interfere)
-    - Escape triple quotes (to not break the string literal)
-    - Remove or replace problematic characters
+    - Escape double quotes (to not break double-quoted string literals)
+    - Escape single quotes (to not break single-quoted string literals)
     """
     if not text:
         return ""
     # Escape backslashes first
     result = text.replace("\\", "\\\\")
-    # Escape triple quotes (both types) for Python triple-quoted string literals
-    result = result.replace('"""', r'\"\"\"')
-    result = result.replace("'''", r"\'\'\'")
+    # Escape both quote types for safe inclusion in any string literal
+    result = result.replace('"', r"\"")
+    result = result.replace("'", r"\'")
     return result