Can u help me?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2024-03-06, MRAB via Python-list <python-list at python.org> wrote:
> On 2024-03-06 01:44, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
>> On 3/5/24 16:49, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
>>   > On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
>>   >> On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:
>>   >>
>>   >>> [image: image.png]
>>   >>
>>   >> The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful".  Hopefully somebody better at
>>   >> explaining that problem can take it from here...
>>   >>
>>   > If the repair was successful, what's the problem?
>> 
>> I imagine the issue is trying get Python to run (as I recall, the python icon on the MS-Windows desktop is the
>> installer, not Python itself).
>
> There was an issue 3 years ago about renaming the installer for clarity:
>
> https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/87322

Yea, this problem comes up constantly (and has for many years).

People have suggested renaming the installer so it has "setup" or
"install" in the name.

People have suggested adding text to the installer splash screen to
explain that it's the installer and not python itself, that you
already have python installed, and if you want to _run_ python instead
of _install_ python, here's how.

People have suggested having the installer remove itself by default
when it's done installing.

People have suggested lots of solutions.

AFAICT, nobody has actually done anything.