[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

STINNER Victor added the comment: The distutils bdist_wininst command has been removed in Python 3.10: see bpo-42802. -- nosy: +vstinner resolution: -> wont fix stage: needs patch -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Change by Mark Lawrence : -- nosy: -BreamoreBoy ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Paul Moore added the comment: I'm not sure how relevant this is any more, as pip is the preferred installer these days and it cleanly uninstalls projects. At least for my usage, I no longer use wininst installers at all. I won't close this myself, though, as the issue still exists. But I won't

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Mark Lawrence added the comment: Just a gentle reminder. -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy versions: +Python 3.4, Python 3.5 -Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

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[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Paul Moore added the comment: I'll try to take a look over the next couple of days. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list ma

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Éric Araujo added the comment: So I had a quick look at the code and found the lines in need of a fix. The problem comes as usual from our friend “path + optimize and 'o' or 'c'”. I can read some C, so I tried to replace that with imp.cache_from_source, but a real C programmer should take i

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Éric Araujo added the comment: No, I worked on other things in my Python time. I did get a Windows image, but failed to configure the VM*. I’ve found some doc and will try again, or go back to the idea of giving you a patch to test. * (It gives a BSOD at boot, so one could argue that it c

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Paul Moore added the comment: Have you had a chance to look at this yet? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Paul Moore added the comment: On 9 October 2011 04:21, Éric Araujo wrote: > > Éric Araujo added the comment: > > I don’t have a Windows VM set up yet, but I can try to write a patch in the > coming weeks and ask you to test it.  Deal? No problem there! -- __

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Éric Araujo added the comment: I don’t have a Windows VM set up yet, but I can try to write a patch in the coming weeks and ask you to test it. Deal? -- stage: -> needs patch ___ Python tracker

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Paul Moore added the comment: Not really (tbh, not at all). If I get some spare time, I can have a look at producing a patch, but I have little time available for coding at the moment (and I'm switching constantly between 3 PCs, so never have a working development environment when I need one :-(

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

Éric Araujo added the comment: Thanks for the report. Are you familiar with the bdist_wininst code? I am not (yet), so if you could make a patch it would help a lot. See also #11254 (which I will commit shortly). -- ___ Python tracker

[issue13123] bdist_wininst uninstaller does not remove pycache directories

New submission from Paul Moore : When uninstalling a package installed using a bdist_wininst installer, the uninstall reports "XXX files and directories could not be removed". The problem appears to be the __pycache__ directories introduced in Python 3.2, which are not removed properly. -