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Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder?

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On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:13:10 -0700, Piotr Dobrogost wrote:
>>
>>> Why is pylauncher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder and
>>> not in Program Files folder? Installing into Windows folder was maybe
>>> acceptable 10 years ago but not now...
>>
>> Read the PEP:
>>
>> http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0397/
>
> The PEP explains why it's in the Windows folder as opposed to the
> System32 folder, but not why either of those locations should be
> preferable to Program Files.

Presumably because Program Files isn't part of the $PATH.
http://superuser.com/questions/124239/what-is-the-default-path-environment-variable-setting-on-fresh-install-of-window
Contrast (from the PEP): "However, the Windows directory is always on the path."

Now, as for why the launcher must be on the $PATH…*shrugs*

Cheers,
Chris

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Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Piotr Dobrogost <pd@google-groups-2012.dobrogost.net> - 2012-10-03 14:13 -0700
  Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-04 02:04 +0000
    Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-03 21:21 -0600
    Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2012-10-03 21:30 -0700
      Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Piotr Dobrogost <pd@google-groups-2012.dobrogost.net> - 2012-10-04 07:41 -0700
        Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-10-04 09:51 -0600
        Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-10-04 17:40 +0100
        Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Mark Hammond <skippy.hammond@gmail.com> - 2012-10-07 13:33 +1100
  Re: Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder? Piotr Dobrogost <pd@google-groups-2012.dobrogost.net> - 2012-10-04 08:32 -0700

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