Issue 21001: Python 3.4 MSI installer doesn't work (original) (raw)

Created on 2014-03-20 23:58 by cool-RR, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (7)
msg214311 - (view) Author: Ram Rachum (cool-RR) * Date: 2014-03-20 23:58
I'm trying to install Python 3.4 final on Windows 7 and it doesn't work. I'm using the x64 MSI. Nothing happens after running the MSI. I used Process Explorer but I can't see any new process created. I tried restarting my computer, didn't help. I tried launching using `msiexec /i`, didn't work. I really need to use 3.4 urgently, so if you could create an exe installer, that would be nice.
msg214312 - (view) Author: Ram Rachum (cool-RR) * Date: 2014-03-21 00:00
Note: This happened on both of my computers, which leads me to believe that it's a problem with the MSI.
msg214313 - (view) Author: Mark Lawrence (BreamoreBoy) * Date: 2014-03-21 00:09
How have you tried to run your scripts and/or the Python 3.4 interpreter? What do you expect to see in Process Explorer?
msg214314 - (view) Author: Ram Rachum (cool-RR) * Date: 2014-03-21 00:12
Mark, perhaps you've misunderstood me. The MSI doesn't work at all, it doesn't even start the installation process, so I can't give any thought either to running my scripts nor to running the Python interpreter. (By the way, I've been working happily with 3.4b2 so far, until my IDE stopped supporting it, which is why I need to move to 3.4 final urgently so I could keep working.)
msg214322 - (view) Author: R. David Murray (r.david.murray) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-03-21 03:03
Your IDE stopping support for the beta2 is rather strange, IMO. The MSI works fine for other people, so I would suggest posting on python-list looking for help with figuring out what is going wrong on your particular system. If you can isolate a bug to report here, that would be great.
msg214346 - (view) Author: Ram Rachum (cool-RR) * Date: 2014-03-21 11:14
David: It's failing on both of my computers, laptop and desktop, not just one. Don't you guys have a simple command to create an .exe installer? This has a good chance of solving my problem.
msg214389 - (view) Author: Zachary Ware (zach.ware) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-03-21 16:56
I've used the same installer on multiple machines with no problems, as have many others; this leads me to believe that there is no problem with the MSI :) Did you use the same MSI file on both machines? Try re-downloading, or checking the size and md5sum of the file (both are listed on the download page). And no, there is no simple way to make an .exe installer. I'm unconvinced that it would fix your problem anyway; why would that make a difference? Your problem here is better discussed on python-list or python-win32; I'm closing this issue. If you can point out a legitimate bug with steps to reproduce the problem, please reopen.
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