Re: [Python-Dev] New Windows installer for Python 3.5

2015-01-09 Thread David Anthoff
I'll look into this, but it probably isn't going to work as part of the installer. I have previously looked into being able to install arbitrary side-by-side copies of Python, but that's near impossible as well. Windows Installer doesn't really let you just copy files - it isn't part of its

Re: [Python-Dev] New Windows installer for Python 3.5

2015-01-09 Thread Ethan Furman
On 01/09/2015 05:01 PM, David Anthoff wrote: On 01/09/2015 04:09 PM, Steve Dower wrote: The only reason I hesitate on this is that it could cause significant confusion for someone who doesn't really understand the implications, while people like yourself who have thought about this are also

Re: [Python-Dev] New Windows installer for Python 3.5

2015-01-09 Thread Steve Dower
David Anthoff wrote: It would be great if the new installer supported silent, portable installs. What I have in mind is a silent installation that drops all the necessary files for a working python into a folder, but does not put ANY file anywhere else and does not register anything

[Python-Dev] Summary of Python tracker Issues

2015-01-09 Thread Python tracker
ACTIVITY SUMMARY (2015-01-02 - 2015-01-09) Python tracker at http://bugs.python.org/ To view or respond to any of the issues listed below, click on the issue. Do NOT respond to this message. Issues counts and deltas: open4726 (+20) closed 30244 (+37) total 34970 (+57) Open issues

Re: [Python-Dev] New Windows installer for Python 3.5

2015-01-09 Thread David Anthoff
Nothing is merged in yet and everything can still change, so I'm keen to hear whatever feedback people have. I've tried to make improvements fairly for first-time users through to sysadmins, but if I've missed something big I'd like to hear about it before we get too close to alpha 1. It

Re: [Python-Dev] New Windows installer for Python 3.5

2015-01-09 Thread Glenn Linderman
On 1/9/2015 12:34 PM, David Anthoff wrote: Nothing is merged in yet and everything can still change, so I'm keen to hear whatever feedback people have. I've tried to make improvements fairly for first-time users through to sysadmins, but if I've missed something big I'd like to hear about