Repair??

[Random832]

----- Original message -----
From: Amaya McLean <mcleamay219 at gotvdsb.ca>
To: Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com>
Subject: Re: Repair??
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 10:41:52 -0400

How, specifically, are you installing Python? There are many ways, and
> we can't guess which you use.
> I'm trying to install Python on my laptop, from python.org
> Which particular Python installation have you obtained? From what
> specific URL? Python is available from many sources and we can't guess
> which you obtained.
> https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-351/
I tried to download the Windows x86 executable installer
<https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.1/python-3.5.1.exe>
> Onto which platform? Python is available for many, and we can't guess
> which is relevant to your case.
>  Windows 10
> > I try to run it
>
> How do you try to run it? What action do you do? We can't guess that
> either.
> When I first downloaded it, it said "run", so I clicked that and it
brought me to a screen that gave me an option to modify, repair, or
uninstall.. I tried to repair it several times, but every time I ran it,
the same screen opened up. I also tried to run it by just using the
shortcut. That might be the problem, but I'm not really sure, to be
honest
>
>
> With some relevant details we may be able to help.
>
> > Sorry for the late reply, I sent this late at night
>
> Please also note that this is the community forum for Python, and by
> posting here you are inviting open discussion among volunteers. This is
> not an issue tracker nor a commercial support service. You're welcome
> here, but I wanted to be clear on what you can expect :-)

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com>
wrote:

> I suspect that the reason that a lot of people who report issues like
> this don't seem to follow up is that they may not be subscribed to the
> list, and replies are sent to the list exclusively.
>
> Quoting the entire reply so they see it.
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016, at 21:24, Ben Finney wrote:
> > Amaya McLean <mcleamay219 at gotvdsb.ca> writes:
> >
> > > After I install Python
> >
> > How, specifically, are you installing Python? There are many ways, and
> > we can't guess which you use.
> >
> > Which particular Python installation have you obtained? From what
> > specific URL? Python is available from many sources and we can't guess
> > which you obtained.
> >
> > Onto which platform? Python is available for many, and we can't guess
> > which is relevant to your case.
> >
> > > I try to run it
> >
> > How do you try to run it? What action do you do? We can't guess that
> > either.
> >
> > > and it always says it needs to be repaired, and when I do, it still
> > > doesn't fix the problem.
> >
> > With some relevant details we may be able to help.
> >
> > > If you could help me out, that would be great! Thanks, Amaya
> >
> > Please also note that this is the community forum for Python, and by
> > posting here you are inviting open discussion among volunteers. This is
> > not an issue tracker nor a commercial support service. You're welcome
> > here, but I wanted to be clear on what you can expect :-)