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Title: Installing python to external drive (USB) using python installer failure
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: Windows Versions: Python 3.10
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Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: oMqngo, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2022-01-21 15:49 by oMqngo, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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msg411140 - (view) Author: oMqngo (oMqngo) Date: 2022-01-21 15:49
When trying to install python to a external drive, such as a USB drive, using the python installer (while having python installed on the local PC), the installer continues to the "download finished" window without installing anything to the USB drive.
msg411142 - (view) Author: Steve Dower (steve.dower) * (Python committer) Date: 2022-01-21 16:19
The installer doesn't support installing twice on the same machine, even to different locations.

What you probably want to do is to install it normally, then copy all the files onto the USB. You will need to "python -m pip install --force pip" in the new copy to fix up its scripts, and it may interfere with a system install if you use it on a machine that also has its own installation (though that's mostly been cleaned up since ~3.5), but should otherwise be fine.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:55adminsetgithub: 90617
2022-01-21 16:19:59steve.dowersetmessages: + msg411142
2022-01-21 15:49:31oMqngocreate