Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-19 Thread boB Stepp
On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 4:30 AM Barry Scott wrote: > > > > > On 18 Apr 2020, at 21:00, boB Stepp wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM Barry Scott wrote: > >> What are your thoughts on the installer changes and reply text? > > > > I wonder if the last screen of the installer should hav

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-19 Thread Pieter van Oostrum
boB Stepp writes: > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM Barry Scott wrote: >> >> I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows >> to better sign post users on the next steps. >> >> https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/message/TKHID7PMKN5TK5QDQ2BL3G45FYAJ

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-19 Thread Barry Scott
> On 18 Apr 2020, at 21:00, boB Stepp wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM Barry Scott wrote: >> >> I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows >> to better sign post users on the next steps. >> >> https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/me

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-18 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 6:02 AM boB Stepp wrote: > I wonder if the last screen of the installer should have a checkbox, > checked by default, that launches IDLE. IDLE would then display a > helpful text file on this first launch describing how to use IDLE, how > to find and launch it again, etc.

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-18 Thread boB Stepp
On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 2:04 PM Barry Scott wrote: > > I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows > to better sign post users on the next steps. > > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/message/TKHID7PMKN5TK5QDQ2BL3G45FYAJNYJX/ > > It also seems lik

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-16 Thread anson freer
a new users point of view to the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society I do not know how to ask a question when: It isn't saying to type a $, it's saying to type at the system prompt. Similarly, if it says: >>> print("Hello") it's saying to type at the Python prompt. This is a common conventi

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-16 Thread Souvik Dutta
Could do that. But a more easier one might be an extra screen that says about how to start the idle. Souvik flutter dev On Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 10:37 PM Barry Scott wrote: > > > > On 16 Apr 2020, at 04:34, Dennis Lee Bieber > wrote: > > > > On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:23:43 +0100, Barry Scott > > de

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-16 Thread Barry Scott
> On 16 Apr 2020, at 04:34, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:23:43 +0100, Barry Scott > declaimed the following: > >> I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows >> to better sign post users on the next steps. >> >> https://mail.python.org/archives/

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-16 Thread Barry Scott
> On 16 Apr 2020, at 08:45, Mike Dewhirst wrote: > > On 16/04/2020 2:46 pm, DL Neil via Python-list wrote: >> On 16/04/20 3:34 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: >>> On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:23:43 +0100, Barry Scott >>> declaimed the following: >>> I post some suggestion to improve the Python i

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-16 Thread Mike Dewhirst
On 16/04/2020 2:46 pm, DL Neil via Python-list wrote: On 16/04/20 3:34 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:23:43 +0100, Barry Scott declaimed the following: I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows to better sign post users on the next steps. https:/

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-15 Thread joseph pareti
FWIW, here is my experience on Windows 10. I had some troubles with python on Windows 10. Most of the issues were presumably due to having multiple python versions on the same PC, and also relying on 'miniconda3' which was kind of inherited from an older experiment. At some point, to recover from

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-15 Thread DL Neil via Python-list
On 16/04/20 3:34 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:23:43 +0100, Barry Scott declaimed the following: I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows to better sign post users on the next steps. https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/

Re: Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-15 Thread Souvik Dutta
I think there should be a text an the end of the installation process that should say how to run idle. I think this confusion happens because of how android installs any app. On Thu, 16 Apr, 2020, 12:33 am Barry Scott, wrote: > I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows >

Helping Windows first time users

2020-04-15 Thread Barry Scott
I post some suggestion to improve the Python installer for Windows to better sign post users on the next steps. https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-id...@python.org/message/TKHID7PMKN5TK5QDQ2BL3G45FYAJNYJX/ It also seems like we could do with drafting the text of a helpful reply to help