[ python-Bugs-1626300 ] 'Installing Python Modules' does not work for Windows

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Bugs item #1626300, was opened at 2007-01-02 11:32
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Category: Documentation
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
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Submitted By: Christopher Lambacher (tautology)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: 'Installing Python Modules' does not work for Windows

Initial Comment:
The instructions for installing 3rd party modules will not work in a default Windows install.

The documentation (http://docs.python.org/inst/standard-install.html) says:
"""
As described in section 1.2, building and installing a module distribution using the Distutils is usually one simple command:

python setup.py install

On Unix, you'd run this command from a shell prompt; on Windows, you have to open a command prompt window (``DOS box'') and do it there; on Mac OS X, you open a Terminal window to get a shell prompt.
"""

Unfortunately the command 'python setup.py install' does not work because the python executable is not in the path in the default install.  'setup.py install' will work since .py files are associated with python.exe.

A suggestion for new wording:
"""
As described in section 1.2, building and installing a module distribution using the Distutils is usually one simple command:

python setup.py install

On Unix, you'd run this command from a shell prompt; on Mac OS X, you open a Terminal window to get a shell prompt.

On Windows, you have to open a command prompt window (``DOS box'') and modify the command to:

setup.py install
"""


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