[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Steve Dower]

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Mark Lawrence]

Changes by Mark Lawrence breamore...@yahoo.co.uk:


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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Martin v . Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis added the comment:

Nobody has contributed a patch in five years, so it apparently is pretty hard.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[anatoly techtonik]

anatoly techtonik added the comment:

What is the reason for not following the good practice? Is it so hard to fix?

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Brian Curtin]

Changes by Brian Curtin br...@python.org:


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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Mark Lawrence]

Mark Lawrence added the comment:

I don't think this is worth the bother.  I've checked my registry and the only 
entry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python is PythonCore, under this are the following.

2.6
   Help
  Pythonwin Reference
 C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\PyWin32.chm
   Modules
2.7
   Help
  Pythonwin Reference
 C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\PyWin32.chm
   Modules
3.1
   Modules
3.2
   Modules
3.3
   Help
  Main Python Documentation
 C:\Python33\Doc\python331.chm
   Install Path
  Install Group
 Python 3.3
   Modules
   PythonPath
  C:\Python33\Lib;C:\Python33\DLLs

Only 3.3 is live on my machine.  Clearly the pythonwin keys aren't our 
responsibility.  It's hardly a lot of data anyway so why worry about it?  Yes 
I'm aware that it's good practice to clean up after yourself but in this case 
is it really worth the effort?

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Brian Curtin]

Changes by Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org:


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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Martin v . Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de added the comment:

I think Installer has features to remove registry keys with no subkeys; we 
probably would need to declare that we create these keys, and then Installer 
might remove them automatically.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Michael Foord]

Michael Foord mich...@voidspace.org.uk added the comment:

Isn't there an issue around having multiple versions of Python installed? The 
top level folder should only be removed if the version of Python being 
uninstalled is the last installed Python. This means executing code on 
uninstall and doesn't seem worth the effort.  

If I'm correct in this then I would suggest closing as wontfix.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[anatoly techtonik]

anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com added the comment:

The top level should be removed only when it is empty after Python that is 
being uninstalled removed its own branch.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[anatoly techtonik]

anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com added the comment:

There should be a function to remove key if empty.

BTW, what software is used to create (un)installer and where is Python code for 
it?

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Brian Curtin]

Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org added the comment:

See PC/_msi.c, Lib/msilib, and Tools/msi

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[anatoly techtonik]

anatoly techtonik techto...@gmail.com added the comment:

Confirmed 2.6.5 installer leaves HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.6\Modules 
on install/uninstall without \2.6\ key.

I propose to mark it as 'low' priority.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray rdmur...@bitdance.com added the comment:

I imagine this affects 3.1 and 3.2 as well, but I haven't added them to 
versions since that hasn't been confirmed.

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priority:  - low
stage:  - needs patch
type:  - behavior
versions:  -Python 2.5

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Brian Curtin]

Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org added the comment:

Confirmed on 3.x.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[Martin v . Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de added the comment:

FWIW: contributions are welcome.

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[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

[donovaly]

New submission from donovaly [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

- install Python 2.5.2 using the Windows installer
- now uninstall Python

Result: The uninstaller doesn't remove the registry folder
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python
and all its subfolders.

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title: python uninstaller leave registry entries
versions: Python 2.5

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