On Fri, Nov 9, 2018 at 10:02 AM David Raymond <david.raym...@tomtom.com> wrote:
> Currently: Windows 7. Attempting to run a .py file opens up the "Open with" > dialog with a bunch of other programs listed. Clicking browse to manually > select the new python.exe doesn't add it to the list and won't let me do the > association. > > Do have administrator permissions, did do the install "for all users", did > include the py launcher, have tried repairing, reinstalling and rebooting. > > Did look at the "Python on Windows FAQ" > (https://docs.python.org/3/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-make-python-scripts-executable) > which confirms the installer should set it up to work the way I'm looking > for and had it previously. > > The rest of the installation is fine, the only issue is the file associations. I do not know if this is relevant or not for Windows 7, but during the past week my phone's Google news feed had an article about a recent Windows *10* update breaking file associations. Might a recent Windows *7* update have done the same? -- boB -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
