PyInstaller packages ALL local python versions when building about raidionics

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This is apparently a bug in PyInstaller: pyinstaller/pyinstaller#7102

It might also be a windows-only issue, due to how hidden imports and dependencies are collected (DLLs), which likely runs into the Windows-only DLL hell problem.

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A PR was made to address this issue in PyInstaller: pyinstaller/pyinstaller#7114

Thus, upgrading to a later version of PyInstaller likely resolves this issue. PyInstaller v6.0.0 was released two days ago. Perhaps give that a go: https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/releases/tag/v6.0.0

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Of course, PyInstaller deprecated Python 3.7 a while a go. The latest PyInstaller version that officially supports Python 3.7 was version 5.1. However, it might still be that it works fine with PyInstaller v6.0.0, as a single wheel is built for all python versions, for each OS respectively.

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I tried the latest PyInstaller version, but seems like it is no longer compatible with Python 3.7. The latest compatible version is likely 5.13.2, so I tried using that instead (running tests now).

The PR mentioned above was merged in Sept. 2022 into PyInstaller's develop branch. However, I am not sure when it was merged to main (likely done before each release). In that case, I checked the changelog and surprisingly no reference of the PR was made. So I assume this fix was merged in earliest in v5.5 (see changelog date here). Nonetheless, using 5.13.2, if it is compatible with Raidionics, should resolve this issue.

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Made PR #47.