https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9695071aa415aba6d8daaaa83f52015bb761b903 commit: 9695071aa415aba6d8daaaa83f52015bb761b903 branch: 3.14 author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]> committer: zooba <[email protected]> date: 2026-10-23T10:54:32+01:00 summary:
[3.14] gh-154388: Document Python install variants on Windows (GH-154482) (GH-160391) gh-154388: Document Python install variants on Windows (GH-154482) (cherry picked from commit 1f1ae145d1a20a9a56ad2fc1d49aaa967b027136) Co-authored-by: Bhuvansh <[email protected]> files: M Doc/using/windows.rst diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index bfa1ac3bf5f5d8..7f8254e74aabf3 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -272,6 +272,27 @@ New runtime versions may be added using ``py install``. One or more tags may be specified, and the special tag ``default`` may be used to select the default. Ranges are not supported for installation. +CPython publishes multiple runtime variants. For most users, +``PythonCore`` is recommended and provides the standard CPython runtime. +Tags without any prefix are treated as ``PythonCore\<TAG>``. + +``PythonTest`` includes the standard runtime together with the test suite +and debugging symbols. It is intended for contributors or users who need +these additional files for testing or debugging Python. + +``PythonEmbed`` provides a minimal embeddable distribution for +applications that bundle Python rather than for interactive use. It +would normally be used with the ``--target`` option described below. + +To see the available runtime variants, run:: + + py list --online + +To install a specific variant, include it in the tag passed to +``py install``:: + + py install PythonTest\3.14 + The ``--source=<URL>`` option allows overriding the online index that is used to obtain runtimes. This may be used with an offline index, as shown in :ref:`pymanager-offline`. _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
