Ben Sizer wrote: > I've installed several different versions of Python across several > different versions of MS Windows, and not a single time was the Python > directory or the Scripts subdirectory added to the PATH environment > variable.
I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Add a single page to the installer and on it, have 3 radio buttons. The choices could be "add to path (recommended)", "add to path with version", "do not add to path (not recommended)". On a brand new installation or if the user is upgrading, "add to path (recommended)" should automatically be selected. If the user is downgrading, "add to path with version" could be the default selection? If a user truly does not want the Python installation to touch the path, they'll know to select "do not add to path (not recommended)" and it's the end of the story, everyone is happy... It doesn't even have to be like this *but* why not help add the install to the path? I haven't used Windows in quite a while but I've done several installations across some of the family boxes and some inside some virtual machines and every time I tried launching python through a console I temporarily got stunned with an error. I just forget and wish the install could at least remind me. No problem, I know how to add the path so no biggie at all. Some if not most python documentation assumes Python is on the path... Anyhow, I don't get why it doesn't apply by default in some way on Windows even if at the least it could be a simple reminder or tip to do so. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
