Our preferred way to install python on our windows machines is via pyenv
open a powershell and copy paste
Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pyenv-win/pyenv-win/master/pyenv-win/install-pyenv-win.ps1" -OutFile "./install-pyenv-win.ps1"; &"./install-pyenv-win.ps1"reopen the powershell and use the follwing command to install different python versions and set one of them as the global default:
- Run pyenv version to check if the installation was successful.
- Run pyenv install -l to check a list of Python versions supported by pyenv-win
- Run pyenv install <version> to install the supported version
- Run pyenv global <version> to set a Python version as the global version
To set a python version as the local version (it needs to be already installed) within a folder (usefull for creating a (Python - venv) ): pyenv local <version> commands List all available pyenv commands
local Set or show the local application-specific Python version
latest Print the latest installed or known version with the given prefix
global Set or show the global Python version
shell Set or show the shell-specific Python version
install Install 1 or more versions of Python
uninstall Uninstall 1 or more versions of Python
update Update the cached version DB
rehash Rehash pyenv shims (run this after switching Python versions)
vname Show the current Python version
version Show the current Python version and its origin
version-name Show the current Python version
versions List all Python versions available to pyenv
exec Runs an executable by first preparing PATH so that the selected
Python version's `bin' directory is at the front
which Display the full path to an executable
whence List all Python versions that contain the given executable
martin froehlich