[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

Change by Steve Dower : -- resolution: -> out of date stage: needs patch -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

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Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Nobody has contributed a patch in five years, so it apparently is pretty hard. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___

[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

anatoly techtonik added the comment: What is the reason for not following the good practice? Is it so hard to fix? -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___

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Changes by Michael Foord mich...@voidspace.org.uk: -- nosy: -michael.foord ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___ ___

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Changes by Brian Curtin br...@python.org: -- nosy: -brian.curtin ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

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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

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Changes by Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org: -- nosy: +tebeka versions: -Python 2.6 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___ ___

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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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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

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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. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

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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? -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

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Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org added the comment: See PC/_msi.c, Lib/msilib, and Tools/msi -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___

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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. -- nosy: +techtonik versions: +Python 2.6, Python 2.7

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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. -- keywords: +easy nosy: +brian.curtin, loewis, r.david.murray priority: - low stage: - needs patch type: -

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Brian Curtin cur...@acm.org added the comment: Confirmed on 3.x. -- versions: +Python 3.1, Python 3.2 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___

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Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de added the comment: FWIW: contributions are welcome. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue3778 ___

[issue3778] python uninstaller leave registry entries

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. -- components: Installation messages: 72520 nosy: donovaly