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[Barry]

> On 13 Apr 2022, at 19:46, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>rem "py launcher" (which I don't trust as it has been
> known to pick a different Python at times
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>py
> Python ActivePython 3.8.2 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
> on win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>> 

Py.exe is deterministic. You can edit an .ini file to configure it if the defaults do not work for you.
Use py -0 to see what python’s it can find.

Barry