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+import os
+import shutil
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def build_release():
+    print("Starting Production Build...")
+
+    # 1. Backup local README
+    if os.path.exists("README.md"):
+        shutil.copy2("README.md", "README.md.bak")
+        print("Backed up README.md")
+
+    try:
+        # 2. Prepare PyPI README
+        with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+
+        # Base URL for assets
+        base_url = "https://github.com/oop7/YTSage/raw/main/branding/"
+        
+        # Function to fix paths matches by regex
+        def path_fixer(match):
+            full_match = match.group(0)
+            # Convert backslashes to forward slashes for URL compatibility
+            fixed = full_match.replace("\\", "/")
+            # Prepend the absolute URL
+            return fixed.replace("branding/", base_url)
+
+        # Regex: matches "branding" followed by backslash or slash, then characters until quote, closing paren, or space
+        # This captures paths like: branding\screenshots\main.png
+        pattern = r"branding[\\/][^\"')\s]+"
+        new_content = re.sub(pattern, path_fixer, content)
+
+        with open("README.md", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(new_content)
+        
+        print("Modified README.md for PyPI (Absolute URLs)")
+
+        # 3. Clean previous builds
+        for folder in ["dist", "build", "ytsage.egg-info"]:
+            if os.path.exists(folder):
+                shutil.rmtree(folder)
+
+        # 4. Run Build
+        print("Building Wheel...")
+        subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "build"])
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during build: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+        
+    finally:
+        # 5. Restore README
+        if os.path.exists("README.md.bak"):
+            # Force move back, overwriting the modified one
+            shutil.move("README.md.bak", "README.md")
+            print("Restored original README.md")
+
+    print("Build Complete. Artifacts are in the /dist folder.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    build_release()