Re: Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-26 Thread eryk sun
On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 3:09 PM, ChrisW wrote: > On Saturday, 25 February 2017 07:21:30 UTC, eryk sun wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:38 PM, ChrisW wrote: >> > However, I've installed Python 3.6 with the 'include PATH' checkbox ticked >> > for my user only, and although C:\Windows\py.exe exi

Re: Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-26 Thread ChrisW
On Saturday, 25 February 2017 07:21:30 UTC, eryk sun wrote: > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:38 PM, ChrisW wrote: > > However, I've installed Python 3.6 with the 'include PATH' checkbox ticked > > for my user only, and although C:\Windows\py.exe exists, it has not been > > added to my PATH. > > > > I

Re: Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-26 Thread ChrisW
On Friday, 24 February 2017 18:09:01 UTC, Irmen de Jong wrote: > On 24-2-2017 13:38, ChrisW wrote: > > The installation guidelines for Python 3.6 say: > > > > "Per-user installations of Python do not add the launcher to PATH unless > > the option was selected on installation." > > (https://docs

Re: Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-24 Thread eryk sun
On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 12:38 PM, ChrisW wrote: > However, I've installed Python 3.6 with the 'include PATH' checkbox ticked > for my user only, and although C:\Windows\py.exe exists, it has not been > added to my PATH. > > I also tried installing for all users, and this also doesn't add it to the

Re: Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-24 Thread Irmen de Jong
On 24-2-2017 13:38, ChrisW wrote: > The installation guidelines for Python 3.6 say: > > "Per-user installations of Python do not add the launcher to PATH unless the > option was selected on installation." > (https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#from-the-command-line). > > However, I've

Python 3.6 installation doesn't add launcher to PATH

2017-02-24 Thread ChrisW
The installation guidelines for Python 3.6 say: "Per-user installations of Python do not add the launcher to PATH unless the option was selected on installation." (https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#from-the-command-line). However, I've installed Python 3.6 with the 'include PATH' che

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-18 Thread Michael Torrie
On 01/18/2017 10:59 AM, eryk sun wrote: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Terry Reedy wrote: >> Not everyone has run Windows update since the current runtime was released. > > Python's installer tries (and sometimes fails) to install the > KB2999226 update, which installs an old version of the U

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-18 Thread eryk sun
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 6:23 AM, Terry Reedy wrote: > Not everyone has run Windows update since the current runtime was released. Python's installer tries (and sometimes fails) to install the KB2999226 update, which installs an old version of the Universal CRT. Some installers instead bundle the

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Terry Reedy
On 1/17/2017 11:32 PM, Michael Torrie wrote: On 01/17/2017 07:12 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Wednesday 18 January 2017 12:30, Michael Torrie wrote: Yes googling error messages is a good idea. However the SO link seems to describe this problem as a missing DLL, probably the VS 2015 runtime re

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Michael Torrie
On 01/17/2017 07:12 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Wednesday 18 January 2017 12:30, Michael Torrie wrote: > >> Yes googling error messages is a good idea. However the SO link seems to >> describe this problem as a missing DLL, probably the VS 2015 runtime >> redistributable library. If this is t

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wednesday 18 January 2017 12:30, Michael Torrie wrote: > Yes googling error messages is a good idea. However the SO link seems to > describe this problem as a missing DLL, probably the VS 2015 runtime > redistributable library. If this is the problem, why isn't Python's > installer bundling th

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Michael Torrie
On 01/17/2017 03:31 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 1/17/2017 1:23 PM, Earl Izydore wrote: >> I having problems installing Python 3.6. I was using Python 2.7 >> successfully. >> >> Today, I installed python-3.6.0.exe. > > Which binary? from where? > >> At the end of the installation I got a message

Re: Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Terry Reedy
On 1/17/2017 1:23 PM, Earl Izydore wrote: I having problems installing Python 3.6. I was using Python 2.7 successfully. Today, I installed python-3.6.0.exe. Which binary? from where? At the end of the installation I got a message saying the installation was successful. When attempt to star

Python 3.6 Installation

2017-01-17 Thread Earl Izydore
I having problems installing Python 3.6. I was using Python 2.7 successfully. Today, I installed python-3.6.0.exe. At the end of the installation I got a message saying the installation was successful. When attempt to start Python, I get the following Application Error: The application was una