[Python-ideas] Make py.exe default to Python 3

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 11:22:19PM -0500, Alexander Walters complained 
about py.exe:

> It modifies the windows registry to set a file association, which is a 
> pain when you want double clicking a python file to open a text editor.  
> So you have to change file associations, which was made really painful 
> in recent versions of windows.

Sounds like your real beef is with Windows, not py.exe.

As a programmer, couldn't you script something to change the file 
association and make it easier? When the pain of doing something gets 
greater than the pain of writing a short script, that's what I do.

If you're having this problem, perhaps others are too, and the installer 
could make the file association change optional?



-- 
Steve