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| author | Steve Piercy <web@stevepiercy.com> | 2017-01-15 15:37:44 -0800 |
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| committer | Steve Piercy <web@stevepiercy.com> | 2017-01-15 15:37:44 -0800 |
| commit | 7ed8e2e83a7b71d171989600c6c04dc50c1be34d (patch) | |
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Update Windows docs
- Installation overhauled
- update project.rst to remove duplication
- Windows paths never end with "\" except for a drive name, for example C:\
- use backslashes for paths
- backslashes cannot be used for line continuation on Windows
- update extra packages for Windows
- Python now has a Windows launcher
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diff --git a/docs/narr/install.rst b/docs/narr/install.rst index 59ef9210d..2a25ad84d 100644 --- a/docs/narr/install.rst +++ b/docs/narr/install.rst @@ -122,15 +122,20 @@ following options: possible to invoke them from a command prompt. To do so, search for "Environment Variables" on your computer (on Windows - 10, it is under ``System Properties`` --> ``Advanced``) and append that - directory to the end of the ``Path`` environment variable, separating each - path segment with a semi-colon (;) or use the GUI to add New or Edit - existing path segments. Example segments should look like + 10, it is under ``System Properties`` --> ``Advanced``) and add that + directory to the ``Path`` environment variable, using the GUI to edit path + segments. + + Example segments should look like ``C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python3x-32``, where you have - your username instead of the bracketed example, and your version of Python - and whether it is 32- or 64-bit. Additionally ensure you have the path - segment ending with ``\Scripts``, i.e., - ``C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python3x-32\Scripts``. + your username instead of ``<username>``, and your version of Python and + whether it is 32- or 64-bit. Additionally ensure you have the path segment + ending with ``\Scripts``, i.e., + ``C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python3x-32\Scripts``, and for + user-installed Python programs, ``%APPDATA%\Python\Python3x\Scripts``. + + You may need to restart your command prompt session to load the environment + variables. .. seealso:: See `Configuring Python (on Windows) <https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#configuring-python>`_ for @@ -230,7 +235,7 @@ After installing Python as described previously in .. code-block:: doscon - c:\> cd \dir + c:\> cd \ c:\> set VENV=c:\env c:\> python -m venv %VENV% c:\> cd %VENV% |
