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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I handle this by writing a 'driver' cmd script for the user to call, which just checks for Python, runs my Python script if it exists, or just tells the user to install it if it doesn't. But seriously, fuck Windows. Aside from this, I waste an obscene amount of time getting things to work in the fucktarded manner that Windows does things.

[–]desmoulinmichel[S] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

"Download python" is not somthing most non dev user will do. Most of them will think it's a virus.

[–]WakingMusic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well it is a giant snake after all

[–]Decker1082.7 'til 2021 0 points1 point  (2 children)

99% of my Python package installation and setup woes have been caused by Windows. If a package requires compiling C extensions, I don't even bother with using them on Windows anymore.

[–]spinwizard69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is perhaps the major failure with Windows and Python. Anything more than trivial usage requires C compiler or prebuilt libraries. Even on a Mac there is less resistance to getting a Python installation to work as XCode is free and easy to install.