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In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:34:15 +0100, Tim Golden writes:
>On 08/10/2015 16:27, Laura Creighton wrote:
>> In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:49:56 +0100, Tim Golden writes:
>>> On 08/10/2015 14:25, MICHAEL wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Please forgive a new user's ignorance.
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to install Python 3.5.0 on my laptop (Windows 10). The
>>>> default installation directory is shown as c:\Users\(my user
>>>> name)\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32. However, if I select
>>>> Custom Install then the default installation directory is c:\Program
>>>> Files(x86)\Python3.5.
>>>>
>>>> In either case, after the installation is complete I cannot find a
>>>> Python3.5 directory under Program Files(x86) or the Users\... directory.
>>>
>>> OP reports off-list that the installation now appears to have been
>>> successful. (I'm not clear whether as the result of a re-install or
>>> simply finding the .exe)
>>>
>>> TJG
>> 
>> Well, his Python shouldn't have been scattered all over his filesystem
>> in any case.  Did it all show up in one place like it was supposed to?
>
>(Not entirely sure if you're serious...)
>
>Those were elements of the other programs he mentioned which ship Python
>as, eg, a scripting or even because they're partly or wholly implemented
>in Python. Apart from the file locations, none of the DLL versions are
>35: python27.dll, python33.dll etc.
>
>TJG

I am serious, in that it wasn't clear to me what those things were.
What I don't know about Windows is very huge ...

Laura