[issue30374] Make win_add2path.py take effect without having to log off

2017-05-18 Thread neeverett
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[issue30374] Make win_add2path.py take effect without having to log off

2017-05-16 Thread neeverett
neeverett added the comment: I think the original author adds the relative path "%APPDATA%..." with the intention to keep it effective even when the set path of APPDATA changes. However that compulsively changes the type of PATH var to REG_EXPAND_SZ. It is reasonable that the type o

[issue30374] Make win_add2path.py take effect without having to log off

2017-05-15 Thread neeverett
neeverett added the comment: I didn't noticed that there are other problems with this script. So maybe it needs a complete rewrite instead. But I doubt if it should be simply deleted. Actually I think there is a litte problem with the installer: "add Python to PATH" is not sele

[issue30374] Make win_add2path.py take effect without having to log off

2017-05-15 Thread neeverett
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[issue30374] Make win_add2path.py take effect without having to log off

2017-05-15 Thread neeverett
New submission from neeverett: I was trying to add Python to Windows PATH and found this tool. But after I ran it and restarted the Command Prompt, nothing seemed to be changed: Command Prompt still didn't recognize Python codes. Finally I got it done by manually setting the enviro