Commit a86f1853 authored by Brian Curtin's avatar Brian Curtin

Fixes #14668. Mention Windows Path manipulation option in the installer.

parent 47ec25d2
......@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ In order to run Python flawlessly, you might have to change certain environment
settings in Windows.
.. _setting-envvars:
Excursus: Setting environment variables
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......@@ -133,18 +135,28 @@ Consult :command:`set /?` for details on this behaviour.
Finding the Python executable
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
Besides using the automatically created start menu entry for the Python
interpreter, you might want to start Python in the DOS prompt. To make this
work, you need to set your :envvar:`%PATH%` environment variable to include the
directory of your Python distribution, delimited by a semicolon from other
entries. An example variable could look like this (assuming the first two
entries are Windows' default)::
interpreter, you might want to start Python in the command prompt. As of
Python 3.3, the installer has an option to set that up for you.
At the "Customize Python 3.3" screen, an option called
"Add python.exe to search path" can be enabled to have the installer place
your installation into the :envvar:`%PATH%`. This allows you to type
:command:`python` to run the interpreter. Thus, you can also execute your
scripts with command line options, see :ref:`using-on-cmdline` documentation.
If you don't enable this option at install time, you can always re-run the
installer to choose it.
C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Python25
The alternative is manually modifying the :envvar:`%PATH%` using the
directions in :ref:`setting-envvars`. You need to set your :envvar:`%PATH%`
environment variable to include the directory of your Python distribution,
delimited by a semicolon from other entries. An example variable could look
like this (assuming the first two entries are Windows' default)::
Typing :command:`python` on your command prompt will now fire up the Python
interpreter. Thus, you can also execute your scripts with command line options,
see :ref:`using-on-cmdline` documentation.
C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Python33
Finding modules
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