Why is pylaucher in Python 3.3 being installed in Windows folder?

Piotr Dobrogost pd at google-groups-2012.dobrogost.net
Thu Oct 4 10:41:08 EDT 2012


On Oct 4, 6:30 am, Chris Rebert <c... at rebertia.com> wrote:
> Presumably because Program Files isn't part of the $PATH.http://superuser.com/questions/124239/what-is-the-default-path-enviro...
> Contrast (from the PEP): "However, the Windows directory is always on the path."

I guess that's the reason indeed.

> Now, as for why the launcher must be on the $PATH…*shrugs*

Now, the question is why not put pylauncher together with python.exe
now, when 3.3 has an option to add Python's folder to the PATH? In
case there are more than one Python installed this would mean changing
pylauncher when changing active Python (via PATH modification). Maybe
that's undesired? If so then installing to Program Files and adding
its folder to PATH the same way Python's folder is added would be much
better than installing into Windows folder.



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