[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Paul Moore added the comment: Well, we don't support doing that - so I'm not sure what you want beyond the statement "it's not supported". If it works for you, then by all means use it, but you'll be on your own for any issues you encounter unless you can reproduce them in a "normal"

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Andrew Ushakov added the comment: Is the missed api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll library the only reason of the Python 3.9 and 3.10 incompatibility with Windows 7? I am asking because I just found replacement of this dll, compatible with Windows 7:

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Paul Moore added the comment: https://docs.python.org/3.9/using/windows.html should probably be updated: """ As specified in PEP 11, a Python release only supports a Windows platform while Microsoft considers the platform under extended support. This means that Python 3.9 supports Windows

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Claudio Canepa added the comment: also, no mention in https://pythondev.readthedocs.io/platforms.html -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Claudio Canepa added the comment: opps, [0] https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-390b5/ -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Claudio Canepa added the comment: At beta 5 the download page [0] says nothing about dropping win7 support. The installer, at least the one I tried ( python-3.9.0b5-amd64.exe ) will install on win7, and without warnings. It would be much better if it refused to install. -- nosy:

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Steve Dower added the comment: Łukasz can add a note to the release page, I believe. -- nosy: +lukasz.langa ___ Python tracker ___

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Mark Hammond added the comment: Can we get this mentioned somewhere? Eg, https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-390b3/ doesn't mention anything about minimum versions. https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ also has prominent notices like "Note that Python 3.8.3rc1 cannot be

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

Steve Dower added the comment: Sorry, Windows 7 is no longer supported in Python 3.9. You'll need to update, ideally to Windows 10, but if you want to stay on Windows 8.1 then I believe that one's supported until Python 3.10. -- resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status:

[issue40740] Missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll for python-3.9.0b1-amd64.exe Under Win7

New submission from honglei jiang : Python.exe cannot run for missing api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1.0.dll , api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll is for only Windows 8? https://github.com/microsoft/CNTK/issues/224 -- components: Windows messages: 369707 nosy: honglei.jiang, paul.moore,