[New-bugs-announce] [issue24873] Add "full cleanup" checkbox to uninstaller

[Steve Dower]

New submission from Steve Dower:

On uninstallation, we should display a checkbox to aggressively clean up the install. This would include:

* delete the main registry key and all children, regardless of whether we created them or not
* delete the main install directory and all subdirectories and files

This may corrupt some programs, essentially those that install packages directly into a Python install or register their own search paths in the registry (which is actually a valid thing for them to do). There will be an extra confirmation prompt if the checkbox is selected, but it'll still be easier than finding all the paths and deleting them manually.

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components: Installation, Windows
messages: 248649
nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Add "full cleanup" checkbox to uninstaller
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.5, Python 3.6

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