Dimitri Merejkowsky added the comment:
> the inevitable confusion when multiple PATH updates do not play well together
> (which they don't).
Oh I see. Did not think about that. I can see a scenario where you install 3.9,
PATH is set, you install 3.10, the PATH update fails for some reason
Steve Dower added the comment:
The main problem with adding Python to PATH is interfering with other
application's DLL and executable resolution order, as well as the inevitable
confusion when multiple PATH updates do not play well together (which they
don't).
The best thing you can do
Dimitri Merejkowsky added the comment:
I know this is two years later so maybe this is not the best way to get
answers, but Steve Dower said:
> We don't add Python to PATH by default (because it's bad), and people
> couldn't find the option
Could someone clarify this for me? Because my
Christopher Brousseau added the comment:
First, I'd like to say **thank you** all the work you and the team here do for
Python, and Python on Windows. I really appreciate the thoughtful feedback on
these ideas.
Following up on items in this thread:
> do you mean we change "Install
Steve Dower added the comment:
> recommend we change "install launcher" to "install py launcher" to be
> explicit.
To be clear, you mean we change "Install launcher for all users" to "Install py
launcher for all users"? You get the launcher by default regardless, the only
choice here is
Christopher Brousseau added the comment:
Ah - I didn't realize the nuances here - thank you for clearing that up for me.
Understand the design goal of keeping window size and using only checkboxes -
simple. Also agree some text changes may help, here are some suggestions for
your
Steve Dower added the comment:
The "for all users" checkbox you refer to only applies to the launcher, which
is why it is immediately alongside the option to install the launcher (and
above the comment about the launcher).
The "Install for all users" option on the final page is for the
New submission from Christopher Brousseau :
When installing 3.8.0b3 64-bit into Win 10 using the gui following the
`customize installation` path, there are duplicate and inconsistent options on
three different screens for the `install for all users` checkbox.
Observed Behavior:
1. first
