[Python-Dev] PEP 370 - per-user scripts directory on Windows (original) (raw)

Paul Moore p.f.moore at gmail.com
Tue Feb 10 21:50:22 CET 2015

On 10 February 2015 at 17:45, Steve Dower <Steve.Dower at microsoft.com> wrote:

This is yet another attempt to try and change user behaviour, which I'm not thrilled about, but I'm really starting to feel that this is the best way out of a bad situation. It differs from the solutions used on Linux, though there may be some value in this approach there too. Thought/votes/suggestions?

I have to admit, I agree with you. But before the "Add Python to PATH" option was added to the installer, we repeatedly got requests for it and it was apparently a constant source of confusion for beginners. If we're going to revert that change, we'll need to be very careful how we present it.

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