Python installation
Mats Wichmann
mats at wichmann.us
Mon Jul 4 13:01:57 EDT 2022
On 7/4/22 06:29, Mark Pawelek wrote:
> I also have a windows installation issue on Windows 10:
>
> ISSUE: I cannot select a folder to install Python in. I want to put
> it under Program Files. The 'installer' only wants to put it in
> C:\users\Lenovo\AppData\local\Programs\Python\Python310
>
> What do I do to alter the path to something like:
> C:\Programs\Python310 or C:\Program Files\Python310 ?
>
> The installer I'm using is: python-3.10.5-amd64.exe - which I
> downloaded today.
The second page of Advanced Options has a section to customize the
install location.
If some vestige of the old installation lives on, so the installer
thinks it's modifying an existing install rather than a fresh one, that
option would be greyed out.
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