how to msi install Python to non-default target dir?

[Albert-Jan Roskam]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist at gmail.com>
> To: Albert-Jan Roskam <fomcl at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Python <python-list at python.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:47 PM
> Subject: Re: how to msi install Python to non-default target dir?
> 
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Albert-Jan Roskam
> 
> <fomcl at yahoo.com.dmarc.invalid> wrote:
>>  hi,
>> 
>>  I am trying to create a .bat file where (among other things) Python will 
> have to be silently installed.
>>  It needs to be installed to the non-default location "c:\program 
> files\python27". Any idea how this can be done?
>>  I keep getting the 'Help' menu, indicating that something went 
> wrong. I've been fighting with this for like an hour now! :-(
>> 
>>  I followed this structure [1]: msiexec /i (yourFile).msi 
> TARGETDIR=C:\YourBin\YourApp
>> 
>>  The following does NOT work (I added the cd/md commands later, idem for the 
> /qb)
>> 
>>  y:\>set PYTHONDIR="c:\program files\python27"
>>  y:\>cd /d "c:\program files"
>>  y:\>md python27
>>  y:\>cd /d %temp%
>>  y:\>msiexec /i python-2.7.3 TARGETDIR="%PYTHONDIR%" /qb
> 
> I'm assuming this is retyped and you missed the '.msi' in retyping?

Yes, typo, sorry. I was working in an environment without email access.

> If not, that may be your issue.  Also, 'set' doesn't require quotes
> around a value with spaces, and you're also quoting %PYTHONDIR% when
> you use it in the msiexec command, so you're actually double-quoting
> the dir name (which could also be the issue).  

That was it, thank you!!

>And, not necessarily an
> issue that would prevent installing, but you may want to make sure
> you're in the correctly-bitted Program Files directory if you're on
> 64-bit Windows (%PROGRAMFILES% for 64-bit, %PROGRAMFILES(x86)% for
> 32-bit; %PROGRAMFILES(x86)% will not be defined on 32-bit Windows or
> in a 32-bit process on 64-bit Windows).

Good point. The easiest solution would be to write one .bat for 32bit and one for 64bit.

Thanks again!!