[New-bugs-announce] [issue24757] Installing Py on Windows: Need to restart or logout for path to be added

[John Palermo]

New submission from John Palermo:

Something I suppose many new users could stumble over: After installing Python and trying out "pip" or "python" on the command line nothing is found. You have to re-start Windows or re-log into your account.

I suggest adding this information to the documentation here

https://docs.python.org/2/using/windows.html#installing-python

and also adding it to the Windows installer description for the "add Python to your path" option.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 247688
nosy: John Palermo, docs at python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Installing Py on Windows: Need to restart or logout for path to be added
type: enhancement
versions: Python 2.7

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