[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Steve Dower added the comment: The fix for issue27888 will prevent this from happening again. -- assignee: -> steve.dower resolution: -> fixed stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Tom Middleton added the comment: Ok, so really bizarre. I uninstalled 2.7.11, then I was getting the same error with the 2.7.11 msi. So I was thinking that I should go back to the original version I had installed (2.7.10) the installer showed a "repair" option so I did that, then the 2.7.11

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Tom Middleton added the comment: @Zachary, I tried to uninstall (the C:\python27\ directory seemed to persist after) the install of 2.7.12 failed again same message. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Tom Middleton added the comment: @Steve, I think my pip install was fine? I was using pip pretty regularly with 2.7.11. I had to do a restore to get 2.7.11 working again, and after an install of 2.7.12 failed again with the same issue. -- ___

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Steve Dower added the comment: Or if you first repair 2.7.11 and then install 2.7.12. This error often happens because your pip installation is corrupt, and then pip fails to uninstall itself which aborts the whole installation. Generally repairing the install before uninstalling resolves it.

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

Zachary Ware added the comment: What happens if you first uninstall 2.7.11 and then install 2.7.12? -- components: +Windows nosy: +paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware ___ Python tracker

[issue27564] 2.7.12 Windows Installer package broken.

New submission from Tom Middleton: I was running: Python 2.7.11 (v2.7.11:6d1b6a68f775, Dec 5 2015, 20:32:19) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. I downloaded the msi for Python 2.7.12 and attempted to run it. During the