[Python-checkins] gh-90989: Clarify some installer text (GH-97668)

zooba webhook-mailer at python.org
Fri Sep 30 08:48:24 EDT 2022


https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/0fbee30f7166a5b75c738e27e506e2f125bad479
commit: 0fbee30f7166a5b75c738e27e506e2f125bad479
branch: 3.11
author: Steve Dower <steve.dower at python.org>
committer: zooba <steve.dower at microsoft.com>
date: 2022-09-30T13:48:19+01:00
summary:

gh-90989: Clarify some installer text (GH-97668)

files:
A Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-29-23-08-49.gh-issue-90989.no89Q2.rst
M Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-29-23-08-49.gh-issue-90989.no89Q2.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-29-23-08-49.gh-issue-90989.no89Q2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34fffdf9a97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-09-29-23-08-49.gh-issue-90989.no89Q2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify some text in the Windows installer.
diff --git a/Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl b/Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl
index 2eddd1f749ec..d65dd836a80a 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl
+++ b/Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ Select Customize to review current options.</String>
   <String Id="Include_launcherRemove">Use Programs and Features to remove the 'py' launcher.</String>
   <String Id="Include_launcherUpgrade">Upgrades the global 'py' launcher from the previous version.</String>
   
-  <String Id="AssociateFilesLabel">Associate &files with Python (requires the py launcher)</String>
+  <String Id="AssociateFilesLabel">Associate &files with Python (requires the 'py' launcher)</String>
   <String Id="ShortcutsLabel">Create shortcuts for installed applications</String>
   <String Id="PrependPathLabel">Add Python to &environment variables</String>
-  <String Id="ShortPrependPathLabel">Add &Python [ShortVersion] to PATH</String>
+  <String Id="ShortPrependPathLabel">Add &python.exe to PATH</String>
   <String Id="AppendPathLabel">Append Python to &environment variables</String>
-  <String Id="ShortAppendPathLabel">Append &Python [ShortVersion] to PATH</String>
-  <String Id="InstallAllUsersLabel">Install for &all users</String>
-  <String Id="InstallLauncherAllUsersLabel">for &all users (requires elevation)</String>
-  <String Id="ShortInstallLauncherAllUsersLabel">Install &launcher for all users (recommended)</String>
+  <String Id="ShortAppendPathLabel">Append &python.exe to PATH</String>
+  <String Id="InstallAllUsersLabel">Install Python [ShortVersion] for &all users</String>
+  <String Id="InstallLauncherAllUsersLabel">for &all users (requires admin privileges)</String>
+  <String Id="ShortInstallLauncherAllUsersLabel">Use admin privi&leges when installing py.exe</String>
   <String Id="PrecompileLabel">&Precompile standard library</String>
   <String Id="Include_symbolsLabel">Download debugging &symbols</String>
   <String Id="Include_debugLabel">Download debu&g binaries (requires VS 2017 or later)</String>



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