On 9/30/20, Mirko via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > > I have only limited knowledge about current Windows systems. But it > seems to me that newcomers download some setup exe/msi and then > search the menu to run what ever is found (python.exe or even the > setup-program.)
It might help some people who try to run Python via the installer if it actually had "installer" in the name. For example, "python-3.8.5-amd64-installer.exe" instead of "python-3.8.5-amd64.exe". > Shouldn't IDLE be named something like "Python Editor" (or Python > IDE/App) in the menu, so beginners can more easily find it? Further > it might be a good idea to make this "Repair/Modify/Remove"-Dialog > more explicit by clearly saying "Python is already installed. If you > want to use it, do ...". Explorer tracks recently added start-menu items and indicates them as "New". The Python 3.x start-menu folder has clearly named shell links such as "IDLE (Python 3.9 64-bit)" and "Python 3.9 (64-bit)" (run python.exe), as well as "Python 3.9 Manuals (64-bit)" (chm docs) and "Python 3.9 Module Docs (64-bit)" (pydoc browser). The successful installation message was recently changed to include brief instructions for running Python via the `py` command as well as a direct link to Python on Windows docs [1]: New to Python? Start with the online tutorial [link] and documentation [link]. At your terminal, type "py" to launch Python, or search for Python in your Start menu. See what's new [link] in this release, or find more info about using Python on Windows [link]. I'd wager that Steve would welcome a PR to add a similar message to the modify/repair dialog. [1] https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/v3.9.0rc2/Tools/msi/bundle/Default.wxl#L108 -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list