[issue25124] No single .msi available for 3.5 release

Steve Dower added the comment: The decision cannot reasonably be reversed now - this sort of passionate feedback was really needed during the alphas to have any impact. I'm sorry you didn't feel the need to participate in Python's development, as this extra feedback would have been useful.

[issue25124] No single .msi available for 3.5 release

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[issue25124] No single .msi available for 3.5 release

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I will let Steve Dower explain or link to explanations for the change. But there were reasons. All of the approximately 10 pre-releases for 3.5.0 have been in the new .exe format. See https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-350a1/ , which offered

[issue25124] No single .msi available for 3.5 release

New submission from Christian Ullrich: The item "A new installer for Windows has replaced the old MSI" appears on the "What's new" page as an "improvement". It is not. I disagree strongly with the decision to abandon MSI packages for Windows distribution in 3.5. This decision should be

[issue25124] No single .msi available for 3.5 release

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