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

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Wed Mar 16 14:06:50 EDT 2016


On 03/16/2016 10:46 AM, Steve Dower wrote:

> At one point I was trying to convince the Windows team to add a global
> "python" command to all Windows installs (probably 10 and later - we
> don't backport stuff like this, but it could be a manual install) that
> would act like the py.exe launcher but also automatically download
> Python if you didn't have it. What would people think if I got that to
> happen?

That would be awesome.

Download the latest 2.7 and the latest 3.x (installed in that order), 
and install py.exe.

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~Ethan~


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