[issue24873] Add "full cleanup" checkbox to uninstaller

Change by Irit Katriel : -- versions: +Python 3.11 -Python 3.5, Python 3.6 ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue24873] Add full cleanup checkbox to uninstaller

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: There are two problem scenarios, which might meed different solutions. 1. Cannot install x.y(.z) for the first time, or if it does install, it does not run. Zap all may be appropriate. 2, Cannot upgrade installed x.y.z. This seems to be due to corruption of

[issue24873] Add full cleanup checkbox to uninstaller

Steve Dower added the comment: #2 should be fixed with the new installer (not necessarily the 3.5.0a/b/rc versions, but final 3.5.0-3.5.1 and upwards should be fine). The problems with 3.4's installer seem to be largely due to the pip bootstrap being a critical part of uninstall. I've

[issue24873] Add full cleanup checkbox to uninstaller

New submission from Steve Dower: On uninstallation, we should display a checkbox to aggressively clean up the install. This would include: * delete the main registry key and all children, regardless of whether we created them or not * delete the main install directory and all subdirectories

[issue24873] Add full cleanup checkbox to uninstaller

Steve Dower added the comment: (Terry - FYI as it was your suggestion, but feel free to un-nosy yourself if you want.) -- nosy: +terry.reedy ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue24873