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

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On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Albert-Jan Roskam
<fomcl@yahoo.com.dmarc.invalid> wrote:
> It needs to be installed to the non-default location "c:\program files\python27".

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.

ChrisA

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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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