[Python-Dev] python exe installer is broken

[Brett Cannon]

This seems like a bug report and is best reported on bugs.python.org.

On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 at 08:05 Joshua Yeow <yjoshua59 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Python Developers
> I hope to be able to use the latest version Python on my Windows 7 PC
> soon. The installer is very buggy and as I have discovered that the new exe
> installer since version 3.5.0 introduces more and more bugs that are yet to
> be resolved. Python erases all it's files, except the installer and
> state.rsm within the Package Cache folder, if I change the installation
> directory and or select "Install for all users" when undergoing the custom
> installation. After upgrading to version 3.6.4, Python erased all it's
> files, except the installer and state.rsm within the Package Cache folder,
> because I have Python in a directory other than
> "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36". The Python 3.6.4 installer
> won't install pip, and pip.exe won't be present in the Package Cache
> folder, even if it is selected in the custom installation and modifying the
> installation to do so will cause Python to erases all it's files,
> except the installer and state.rsm within the Package Cache folder. Trying
> to install pip from a pip.exe of a previous version to 3.6.4, such as
> 3.6.3, will be unsuccessful. Repairing Python 3.6.4 will instead install
> Python into "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36" with all optional
> features except for pip. My only option is to keep the default directory
> and install Python from 3.6.3 or below. Ever since the first version of the
> new exe installer, installing to a directory other than
> "..\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36" has proven impossible. The old
> msi installer had none of the issues so I hope you developers actually try
> out the exe installer and see the problems for yourselves.
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