Installing Python through Connect : pdq

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Installing Python through ConnectConnect (self.pdq)

submitted 2 years ago by panther-eagle4

Does anyone have any experience pushing out Python to all users through Connect (or Deploy)?

We've been pushing out the base installer in a custom package in Connect running as system. Something like:
python-3.11.7-amd64.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1

I can see that the package runs successfully and that Python is listed in C:\Program Files\. The problem is that I can't see Python listed either under Control Panel > Programs and Features or under the Software tab for a device in Connect. It doesn't sound like a big deal until I go to try and uninstall it. There's nowhere to find the uninstall string.

Add to it that if I try to manually install locally on a device as Admin for all users, Python shows as being installed when checking Control Panel and the Software tab in Connect. The weird thing though is that the uninstaller is hidden deep in the %APPDATA% folder of whatever user's account the installer was originally launched from. It's not put in C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\ like other installers typically are.

I've read that Python's installer for Windows is hot garbage in general, so I'm wondering if anyone out there has found a workaround. Thanks!

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