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    From Chano Fucks@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 11:06:16 2024
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  • From Ethan Furman@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 11:24:56 2024
    On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:

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    The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    explaining that problem can take it from here...

    --
    ~Ethan~

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  • From MRAB@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 11:34:11 2024
    On 2024-03-06 00:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:
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    This list removes all images.

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  • From MRAB@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 11:49:14 2024
    On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:

    [image: image.png]

    The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    explaining that problem can take it from here...

    If the repair was successful, what's the problem?

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  • From Ethan Furman@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 12:44:38 2024
    On 3/5/24 16:49, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
    On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:

    [image: image.png]

    The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    explaining that problem can take it from here...

    If the repair was successful, what's the problem?

    I imagine the issue is trying get Python to run (as I recall, the python icon on the MS-Windows desktop is the
    installer, not Python itself).

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  • From Mats Wichmann@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 13:06:02 2024
    On 3/5/24 18:44, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:49, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
    On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:

    [image: image.png]

    The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of=20 "Repair Successful".=C2=A0 Hopefully somebody better at
    explaining that problem can take it from here...

    If the repair was successful, what's the problem?
    =20
    I imagine the issue is trying get Python to run (as I recall, the pytho=
    n=20
    icon on the MS-Windows desktop is the installer, not Python itself).

    that's often it, yes - you keep getting the installer when you think you=20 should get a snazzy Python window. Of course, you don't - Python is a=20 command-line/terminal program, not a windows app. Now if you tried to=20 launch IDLE instead, you'd get at least a window.

    But we're just guessing here. Perhaps Chano will come back with an=20
    updated question with some details.

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  • From MRAB@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 13:25:10 2024
    On 2024-03-06 01:44, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:49, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
    > On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    >> On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:
    >>
    >>> [image: image.png]
    >>
    >> The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    >> explaining that problem can take it from here...
    >>
    > If the repair was successful, what's the problem?

    I imagine the issue is trying get Python to run (as I recall, the python icon on the MS-Windows desktop is the
    installer, not Python itself).

    There was an issue 3 years ago about renaming the installer for clarity:

    https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/87322


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  • From De ongekruisigde (ds. in de kerk va@3:633/280.2 to All on Wed Mar 6 20:15:55 2024
    Reply-To: verstotene@invalid

    On 2024-03-06, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:

    [image: image.png]

    The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    explaining that problem can take it from here...

    who in their right minds is still using MS-Windows? sorry


    --
    ~Ethan~

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  • From Grant Edwards@3:633/280.2 to All on Thu Mar 7 01:42:04 2024
    On 2024-03-06, MRAB via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote:
    On 2024-03-06 01:44, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    On 3/5/24 16:49, MRAB via Python-list wrote:
    > On 2024-03-06 00:24, Ethan Furman via Python-list wrote:
    >> On 3/5/24 16:06, Chano Fucks via Python-list wrote:
    >>
    >>> [image: image.png]
    >>
    >> The image is of MS-Windows with the python installation window of "Repair Successful". Hopefully somebody better at
    >> explaining that problem can take it from here...
    >>
    > If the repair was successful, what's the problem?

    I imagine the issue is trying get Python to run (as I recall, the python icon on the MS-Windows desktop is the
    installer, not Python itself).

    There was an issue 3 years ago about renaming the installer for clarity:

    https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/87322

    Yea, this problem comes up constantly (and has for many years).

    People have suggested renaming the installer so it has "setup" or
    "install" in the name.

    People have suggested adding text to the installer splash screen to
    explain that it's the installer and not python itself, that you
    already have python installed, and if you want to _run_ python instead
    of _install_ python, here's how.

    People have suggested having the installer remove itself by default
    when it's done installing.

    People have suggested lots of solutions.

    AFAICT, nobody has actually done anything.



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