[issue8561] Install .exes generated with distutils to not do a CRC check

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[issue8561] Install .exes generated with distutils to not do a CRC check

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[issue8561] Install .exes generated with distutils to not do a CRC check

Éric Araujo added the comment: Thanks for the report. I think this is not specific to .exe installers, but an issue that may happen with any kind of download. PyPI publishes MD5 checksums of distributions, which should be checked by tools that download distributions. distutils2 does, and I

[issue8561] Install .exes generated with distutils to not do a CRC check

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[issue8561] Install .exes generated with distutils to not do a CRC check

New submission from Nate DeSimone : During network transit, .exe generated with distutils may become corrupted. The part of the file that is a binary executable is small compared to the full package typically, so it is possible for the installer to run and lay down bad files. It would be nic