I was unclear. I use the full path to the folder with the unzipped
python-embedded. I shouldn't have said 'set'.
I have complained on here before about broken installs but got
indifference. An installer should install stuff correctly (leaving a
working environment). If it won't then give clear instructions on how to
install manually then let us do it. A broken installer is like a road
that just runs out.
Dismissals about 'lazy people' (for example) aren't helpful if you are
trying to get some actual work done.
jan
On 19/12/2022 17:55, Thomas Passin wrote:
On 12/19/2022 12:28 PM, j via Python-list wrote:
I agree. Wasted too much time on last few installs.
It got to the point I downloaded python-embedded, unzipped it and set
the path manually for my work (needed it as part of a compiler).
I don't set those paths. If you have several different versions
installed, who knows which one the path will find first? Probably not
the one you want. Without paths to the script files, I need to set
them temporarily, navigate to to the right directory first, or create
a dedicated batch file, but at least I get the right ones that way.
I don't find it to be a problem.
It ain't good enough. And I like python.
jan
On 18/12/2022 11:50, Jim Lewis wrote:
I'm an occasional user of Python and have a degree in computer science.
Almost every freaking time I use Python, I go through PSH (Python Setup
Hell). Sometimes a wrong version is installed. Sometimes it's a path
issue.
Or exe naming confusion: python, python3, phthon311, etc. Or library
compatibility issues - took an hour to find out that pygame does not
work
with the current version of python. Then the kludgy PIP app and
using a DOS
box under Windows with command prompts which is ridiculous. God only
knows
how many novice users of the language (or even intermediate users) were
lost in the setup process. Why not clean the infrastructure up and
make a
modern environment or IDE or something better than it is now. Or at
least
good error messages that explain exactly what to do. Even getting this
email to the list took numerous steps.
-- A frustrated user
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