https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/336154f4b0dbcf1d9dbb461ae962d558ba60f452
commit: 336154f4b0dbcf1d9dbb461ae962d558ba60f452
branch: main
author: Steve Dower <[email protected]>
committer: zooba <[email protected]>
date: 2025-11-11T20:02:49Z
summary:
Add documentation for Python install manager's install_dir, global_dir and
download_dir (GH-140223)
files:
M Doc/using/windows.rst
diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
index 0b98cfb8d270a4..e6619b73bd2c26 100644
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -457,6 +457,25 @@ customization.
- Specify the default format used by the ``py list`` command.
By default, ``table``.
+ * - ``install_dir``
+ - (none)
+ - Specify the root directory that runtimes will be installed into.
+ If you change this setting, previously installed runtimes will not be
+ usable unless you move them to the new location.
+
+ * - ``global_dir``
+ - (none)
+ - Specify the directory where global commands (such as ``python3.14.exe``)
+ are stored.
+ This directory should be added to your :envvar:`PATH` to make the
+ commands available from your terminal.
+
+ * - ``download_dir``
+ - (none)
+ - Specify the directory where downloaded files are stored.
+ This directory is a temporary cache, and can be cleaned up from time to
+ time.
+
Dotted names should be nested inside JSON objects, for example, ``list.format``
would be specified as ``{"list": {"format": "table"}}``.
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