On Mon, 2018-02-05 at 11:04 +0000, Paul Moore wrote: > On 5 February 2018 at 08:10, Steve Barnes <gadgetst...@live.co.uk> > wrote: > > When a new version of python is in alpha/beta it is often desirable > > to have it installed for tests but remain on a previous version for > > day to day use. > > > > However, currently the Windows py launcher defaults to the highest > > version that it finds, which means that unless you are very careful > > you will end up having to explicitly specify your older version > > every time that you start python with it once you have installed > > the newer version. > > [...] > > There's a `py.ini` file that lets you set the default version. See > https://docs.python.org/3.6/using/windows.html#customization for > details. Is that just something you weren't aware of, or does it not > address the issue you're having?
Maybe the Windows installer should offer to set/change that, especially when installing a non-release version? -- Jan Claeys _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
