New submission from Steve Dower <steve.do...@python.org>:
The Windows Store can now install unrestricted apps, which means we can provide the Python interpreter in there. Advantages: * far more reliable installation * can have specific executables on PATH * automatic updates * other apps can act as extensions (with permission), so things like Mu could also become store apps in the future Disadvantages: * only --user installs for pip will work * harder to find/modify installed files I think for a (very significant) subset of our users, this will be a much better experience than downloading our current installer. It also has the advantage of making "Python" appear in searches in the start menu, which will link directly to a one-click "Install" button. The biggest issue is likely to be pip not installing with --user by default, as well as subsequent issues with apps that require users to navigate to their %AppData% directories manually (since these will be redirected to different locations). But until we get a package available for testing, it will be hard to figure out what needs fixing. Given this is just distribution and not a new platform, I plan to enable it for Python 3.7 (probably 3.7.2, but it may be possible to bundle 3.7.1 as-is for testing). ---------- assignee: steve.dower components: Windows messages: 327679 nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Release Windows Store app containing Python type: enhancement versions: Python 3.7, Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue34977> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
