Re: [Python-ideas] (Windows-only - calling Steve Dower) Consider adding a symlink to pip in the same location as the py launcher

2016-09-17 Thread João Matos
Hello, OK, I didn't know that option. Thanks. May I suggest adding a notice to the Windows Python Installer alerting to use py instead of python and py -m pip instead of pip (only if the user doesn't choose the option to add it to the path, of course)? On the other hand, maybe instead of a p

Re: [Python-ideas] (Windows-only - calling Steve Dower) Consider adding a symlink to pip in the same location as the py launcher

2016-09-17 Thread Paul Moore
On 17 September 2016 at 11:55, João Matos wrote: > If Py3.5 is installed in user mode instead of admin (all users) and we > follow your advice that we shouldn't add it to the PATH env var, we can > execute Python using the py launcher, but we can't use pip. > Please consider adding a pip symlink i

[Python-ideas] (Windows-only - calling Steve Dower) Consider adding a symlink to pip in the same location as the py launcher

2016-09-17 Thread João Matos
Hello, If Py3.5 is installed in user mode instead of admin (all users) and we follow your advice that we shouldn't add it to the PATH env var, we can execute Python using the py launcher, but we can't use pip. Please consider adding a pip symlink in the same location as the py launcher. Best