[issue22953] Windows installer configures system PATH also when installing only for current user

Irit Katriel added the comment: Irrelevant since version 3.5. -- nosy: +iritkatriel resolution: -> out of date stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue22953] Windows installer configures system PATH also when installing only for current user

Pekka Klärck added the comment: For me this isn't too high priority. I typically install Python for all users on Windows anyway, and recommend that also for my clients. I just tested this RC to see how (ensure)pip works in practice, decided to install only for the current user, was very happy

[issue22953] Windows installer configures system PATH also when installing only for current user

New submission from Pekka Klärck: To reproduce: 1) Download and run Python 2.7.9rc1 Windows installer. 2) Select Install just for me. 3) Enable Add python.exe to Path. = Expected: Current user PATH edited. Actual: System PATH edited. -- components: Installation messages: 231734 nosy:

[issue22953] Windows installer configures system PATH also when installing only for current user

Changes by Berker Peksag berker.pek...@gmail.com: -- nosy: +steve.dower ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue22953 ___ ___

[issue22953] Windows installer configures system PATH also when installing only for current user

Steve Dower added the comment: The just for me option isn't actually a per-user install, it actually just restricts use of the core Python DLL to Python itself and not any other applications that may want to use it (by putting the DLL in the Python folder instead of the system folder).