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Created on 2020-03-01 09:55 by Young Wong, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.
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| msg363051 - (view) | Author: Young Wong (Young Wong) | Date: 2020-03-01 09:55 | |
I'm on Windows 10 and downloaded the Python 3.8 installation package. I explicitly selected `C:\Program Files\Python38` as my installation path during in the menu, but it installs it in `C:\Program Files (x86)\Python38` at the end. My `C:\Program Files` has Python37. |
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| msg363120 - (view) | Author: Zachary Ware (zach.ware) *  |
Date: 2020-03-02 05:58 | |
That almost certainly means you were installing the 32-bit version of Python. 32-bit processes see `C:\Program Files (x86)\` as `C:\Program Files\`; I no longer remember whether they can actually see the real `C:\Program Files\` at all. |
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| msg363142 - (view) | Author: Steve Dower (steve.dower) * |
Date: 2020-03-02 09:22 | |
Yep, that seems like the reason. All of that redirection is handled by the OS and I don't think we'd want to override it. However, I suspect we're close to having another discussion about making the 64 bit download the default. There are fewer actual 32-bit OS installs out there (though I don't have real numbers yet) and I think we're seeing more people get confused by the 32-bit installer than would be by an immediate error if they need a different one. That said, ARM devices can only run the 32-bit version. If we start seeing those pick up, we may have to reconsider again. |
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| Date | User | Action | Args |
| 2022-04-11 14:59:27 | admin | set | github: 83988 |
| 2020-03-02 09:22:12 | steve.dower | set | status: pending -> closed messages: + msg363142 stage: resolved |
| 2020-03-02 05:58:35 | zach.ware | set | status: open -> pending resolution: not a bug messages: + msg363120 |
| 2020-03-01 09:55:12 | Young Wong | create | |