I don't know if I really count as a normal user but I can describe how
Python is installed on the Windows machines in my faculty for
scientific use.
Thanks, that's interesting.
Do people typically write command-line Python scripts? If so, do they expect to be able to put them on PATH and run them? What command processor is typically used? Powershell or cmd?
I suspect that there isn't much that's "typical" about anyone :-)