[issue46226] User specific paths added to System PATH environment variable
Aleksandr Krymskiy added the comment: I installed 3.10, and then removed 3.9 that I had installed previously. Python is installed in "C:\Program Files\Python310". The only thing that exists under %LocalAppData% is an empty directory "C:\Users\avk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts" - I always install "for all users" so there isn't anything else under the "C:\Users\avk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python" other than the empty directory I mentioned. -- ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46226> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue46226] User specific paths added to System PATH environment variable
Aleksandr Krymskiy added the comment: I did not find install logs in my user %TEMP% or C:\Windows\Temp. I did select "install for all users" during setup just like I always do, but I did not override the default location of "C:\Program Files\Python310". I attached screenshots of the options selected during setup. -- Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file50549/py_install_options.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46226> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue46226] User specific paths added to System PATH environment variable
New submission from Aleksandr Krymskiy : Installed Python 3.10.1 using Windows 64-bit installer from python.org. Upon examining the PATH environment variables I noticed that my local user paths (C:\Users\avk\AppData\...) have been added to the System-level PATH variable instead of User level, which can cause problems on multi-user systems, since users other than mine will now have these paths in their environment causing them to potentially try to execute code from unexpected location that they should not even have access too. User paths should be added to User specific PATH environment variable and only global (C:\Program Files\Python310\...) kept in the System scope by the installer. Please see my screenshot - the highlighted should be moved to User scoped PATH var. -- components: Installation files: py_paths.png messages: 409507 nosy: akrymskiy priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: User specific paths added to System PATH environment variable type: behavior versions: Python 3.10 Added file: https://bugs.python.org/file50535/py_paths.png ___ Python tracker <https://bugs.python.org/issue46226> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
