Hi Peter, On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 6:22 AM, Peter Toye <pyt...@ptoye.com> wrote: > I'm trying to install Python under Windows 7 so that I can use git-review and > have found a few niggling issues. > > 1) Apparently (according to the git-review pages) pip has a problem with > directories with spaces in their names. Python's default installation > directory is under Program Files. I agree that this is a pip issue rather > than a Python one, but maybe a warning message would help?
I don't believe this is true anymore, I've successfully used pip with 3.5 installed in Program Files, and also just now in a test venv named "test venv". Do note that with installation in Program Files, you get the benefits of the install directory being writable only to administrators, but also the drawbacks: only administrators can use pip to install to the global site-packages. You can use either 'pip --user', or create a venv in a directory writable to you and use it. Also note that you can't use "pip.exe" to upgrade pip itself since it can't overwrite "pip.exe" while it's in use; use 'python -m pip' instead. > 2) According to the Programs and Files section of the Windows Control Panel, > installing Python also installs something called the Python Launcher. When I > try to remove this (so I can reinstall Python in a better directory) is comes > up with an error message: The Python Launcher is a very handy tool called 'py.exe' which makes it much easier to use more than one version of Python on a Windows machine. In an all users install, py.exe is installed to C:\Windows and is thus always available on PATH, so you can invoke Python 3.5 by calling 'py -3.5' without having to adjust your PATH. The error message is odd, though, would you mind trying to reproduce it and opening a bug at bugs.python.org? > Error opening installation log file. Verify that the specified log file > location exists and is writable. > > After reinstalling I now have 2 copies of the launcher.... I hope it doesn't > give me any problems. It shouldn't. The launcher only installs 2 files, py.exe and pyw.exe (counterpart to pythonw.exe), both in C:\Windows. > 3) After uninstalling Python the installation directory is still there with a > few files in it (possibly connected with the previous issue). Can I just > delete it? Yes, that should be fine. I would guess it's still there due to pip artifacts in Lib\ and Scripts\. Hope this helps, -- Zach -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
