[issue43167] macOS python install need mechanism to prevent editing shell profile files

Ned Deily added the comment: I'm not sure that the text on the "Installation Type" window can be customized but we could add something to either the "Introduction" or "Read Me" windows. -- ___ Python tracker __

[issue43167] macOS python install need mechanism to prevent editing shell profile files

Barry Alan Scott added the comment: It was not obvious that I could do that with Customise. Indeed I installed 3.10a5 just so that I could remind myself of what the installer did. It would help is the Installation type page told the user why they might want to use the Customise for. --

[issue43167] macOS python install need mechanism to prevent editing shell profile files

Change by Ned Deily : -- components: +macOS nosy: +ronaldoussoren ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscri

[issue43167] macOS python install need mechanism to prevent editing shell profile files

Ned Deily added the comment: There already is a mechanism to do that: on the "Installation Type" window of the macOS installer app sequeence, select "Customize" and then deselect the "Shell profile update" package. Another option is to use the macOS "installer" command line tool instead and

[issue43167] macOS python install need mechanism to prevent editing shell profile files

New submission from Barry Alan Scott : By default the python macOS installer will edit .bash_profile and .zsh_profile to add Python to the path. For many users this is a problem that requires the added lines to be removed after each install. I suggest that there is a mechanism that the user c