This seems like a bug report and is best reported on bugs.python.org. On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 at 08:05 Joshua Yeow <yjoshu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Python Developers > I hope to be able to use the latest version Python on my Windows 7 PC > soon. The installer is very buggy and as I have discovered that the new exe > installer since version 3.5.0 introduces more and more bugs that are yet to > be resolved. Python erases all it's files, except the installer and > state.rsm within the Package Cache folder, if I change the installation > directory and or select "Install for all users" when undergoing the custom > installation. After upgrading to version 3.6.4, Python erased all it's > files, except the installer and state.rsm within the Package Cache folder, > because I have Python in a directory other than > "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36". The Python 3.6.4 installer > won't install pip, and pip.exe won't be present in the Package Cache > folder, even if it is selected in the custom installation and modifying the > installation to do so will cause Python to erases all it's files, > except the installer and state.rsm within the Package Cache folder. Trying > to install pip from a pip.exe of a previous version to 3.6.4, such as > 3.6.3, will be unsuccessful. Repairing Python 3.6.4 will instead install > Python into "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36" with all optional > features except for pip. My only option is to keep the default directory > and install Python from 3.6.3 or below. Ever since the first version of the > new exe installer, installing to a directory other than > "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36" has proven impossible. The old > msi installer had none of the issues so I hope you developers actually try > out the exe installer and see the problems for yourselves. > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/brett%40python.org >
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