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Author	oscarbenjamin
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Date	2015-10-09.15:06:16
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From the mailing list: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2015-October/697744.html ''' The new installer for 3.5 doesn't create an "App Paths" key for "python.exe" like the old installer used to do (see the old Tools/msi/msi.py). Without that, unless python.exe is in the search PATH, "Win+R -> python" and running "start python" in the command prompt won't work. You can of course add the key manually as the default value for "[HKLM\|HKCU]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\python.exe". IMO, this makes it the 'system' Python. ''' Is this an intentional change or an oversight?

From the mailing list:
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2015-October/697744.html

'''
The new installer for 3.5 doesn't create an "App Paths" key for
"python.exe" like the old installer used to do (see the old
Tools/msi/msi.py). Without that, unless python.exe is in the search
PATH, "Win+R -> python" and running "start python" in the command
prompt won't work. You can of course add the key manually as the
default value for
"[HKLM|HKCU]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App
Paths\python.exe". IMO, this makes it the 'system' Python.
'''

Is this an intentional change or an oversight?

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