On 4/15/22, Grant Edwards wrote:
>
> The problem is that people run the installer, don't see a desktop
> icon, and think nothing has been installed.
Such people need to learn how to use the start menu, where all of
Python's shortcuts are installed in a folder named "Python ". One
can also press t
Am 15.04.2022 um 18:53 schrieb Mats Wichmann:
> On 4/15/22 08:59, Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> Of course it's easy to add. But, we're talking about people who have
>> no idea how to do that. They have no clue how to "navigate to the
>> install directory". They don't even realize anything _was_ instal
On 2022-04-15, Mats Wichmann wrote:
> I'd add - not naming the installer something Windows' memory of recent
> files retains as being Python itself - could be as simple as including
> the word "setup" in the name.
Oh yes, that's been suggested many, many times also. :)
I always name all my inst
Am 15.04.22 um 02:49 schrieb Mats Wichmann:
On 4/14/22 18:06, Grant Edwards wrote:
On 2022-04-14, Richard Damon wrote:
I think the issue is that the 'python' interpreter/compiler isn't the
sort of program that makes sense to make a desktop icon for, as it is a
command line utility.
Yes, it
On 4/15/22 08:59, Grant Edwards wrote:
> Of course it's easy to add. But, we're talking about people who have
> no idea how to do that. They have no clue how to "navigate to the
> install directory". They don't even realize anything _was_ installed.
I dunno, it's a pretty WIndows-y thing, right-
On 2022-04-15, Mats Wichmann wrote:
> On 4/14/22 18:06, Grant Edwards wrote:
>> On 2022-04-14, Richard Damon wrote:
>>
>>> I think the issue is that the 'python' interpreter/compiler isn't the
>>> sort of program that makes sense to make a desktop icon for, as it is a
>>> command line utility.
On 4/14/22 18:06, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2022-04-14, Richard Damon wrote:
>
>> I think the issue is that the 'python' interpreter/compiler isn't the
>> sort of program that makes sense to make a desktop icon for, as it is a
>> command line utility.
>
> Yes, it is a command line utility. Why
On 2022-04-14, Richard Damon wrote:
> I think the issue is that the 'python' interpreter/compiler isn't the
> sort of program that makes sense to make a desktop icon for, as it is a
> command line utility.
Yes, it is a command line utility. Why does that mean you shouldn't
have a desktop short
On 4/14/22 17:08, Richard Damon wrote:
> I think the issue is that the 'python' interpreter/compiler isn't the
> sort of program that makes sense to make a desktop icon for, as it is a
> command line utility.
>
> Perhaps making an icon for IDLE, if it has also been installed, but then
> the issue
On 4/14/22 2:42 PM, Mirko via Python-list wrote:
Am 13.04.2022 um 20:39 schrieb Dennis Lee Bieber:
On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:38:11 +1000, Tim Deke declaimed
the following:
Dear Sir,
I have successfully downloaded Python into my laptop but the shortcut icon
is not appearing on the desktop. I am
On 2022-04-14, Mirko via Python-list wrote:
>> Python normally does not create "shortcut icon"s -- one downloads an
>
> The Python Windows installer *absolutely* should.
Agreed. I'm not much of a Windows user, but I do maintain a few
Windows applications with installers. They all create des
Am 13.04.2022 um 20:39 schrieb Dennis Lee Bieber:
> On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:38:11 +1000, Tim Deke declaimed
> the following:
>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> I have successfully downloaded Python into my laptop but the shortcut icon
>> is not appearing on the desktop. I am using Windows 10 with the PC
>> spec
> On 13 Apr 2022, at 19:46, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>rem "py launcher" (which I don't trust as it has been
> known to pick a different Python at times
> C:\Users\Wulfraed>py
> Python ActivePython 3.8.2 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
> on win32
> Type "help", "copyrig
On 14/04/2022 05.38, Tim Deke wrote:
> Dear Sir,
>
> I have successfully downloaded Python into my laptop but the shortcut icon
> is not appearing on the desktop. I am using Windows 10 with the PC
> specifications as per snap shot attached below. Can you advise what to do?
https://docs.python.org
On Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:38:11 +1000, Tim Deke declaimed
the following:
>Dear Sir,
>
>I have successfully downloaded Python into my laptop but the shortcut icon
>is not appearing on the desktop. I am using Windows 10 with the PC
>specifications as per snap shot attached below. Can you advise what t
Dear Sir,
I have successfully downloaded Python into my laptop but the shortcut icon
is not appearing on the desktop. I am using Windows 10 with the PC
specifications as per snap shot attached below. Can you advise what to do?
Thank you
Tim Deke
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