Thanks for the suggestions, Mrab and Eryk. Because my R and RStudio are under program files, for consistency I installed Python in C:\program files\Python\Python310. I updated to the latest version of Spyder in C:\program files\Spyder\Spyder5.3.3. As with R and RStudio, some Python and Spyder files were automatically installed in C:\Users\George.Rwaga\AppData\Local. I am not sure why the default for installing Python is C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxx\AppData\local\programs\Python\Python310.
Initial tests suggest Spyder 5.3.3 is working fine. The real test will probably come when I try to run some of my old code based on such sources as Python for Finance by Yves Hilpisch, a book by the same title by Yuxing Yan, Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney, etc. Again, thanks. George -- On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 4:06 PM Eryk Sun <eryk...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/30/22, George Rwaga <g.rw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 1. I installed Python 3.10.6 in the default directory > > C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxx\AppData\local\programs\Python\Python310 > > After the installation, there was no shortcut on my desktop. > > Shortcuts are created in the start menu. The installer doesn't modify > the user's desktop or the desktop of all users, which many users don't > want and would find annoying. Just copy the shortcuts from the start > menu to the desktop if that's what you want. Right-click the icon in > the start menu and choose to open the location. You can copy shortcuts > from the opened Explorer window. > > > 2. I then decided to install Python3.10.6 in a customized directory > > C:\program files\Python\Python310 > > I am being asked to verify access to this directly. I went to properties, > > made what I thought were the relevant changes. But I keep getting asked > to > > verify access. > > Installing to "Program Files" requires elevating to get administrator > access. All users have the right to read and execute files in a > directory created in "Program Files", but adding, removing, or > deleting files and directories requires administrator access, as it > should. > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list