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Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir?

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir?
Date 2014-07-16 19:22 +0300
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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>:

> Why must it? Are you aware that many programs have issues with spaces
> in file names? That's one reason for Python's default installation
> location NOT being in the stupidly-named Program Files. Putting Python
> there may cause trouble with, for instance, binary extensions.

One of Python's advantages over, say, bash is that it can handle spaces
and other funny characters in pathnames.


Marko

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Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-17 02:09 +1000
  Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-07-16 19:22 +0300
    Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-07-17 02:27 +1000

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