Improve Windows commands in tutorial (GH-14379)
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
index 87d2fef..aeb6aa0 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@
Python guru or system administrator. (E.g., :file:`/usr/local/python` is a
popular alternative location.)
-On Windows machines, the Python installation is usually placed in
-:file:`C:\\Python38`, though you can change this when you're running the
-installer. To add this directory to your path, you can type the following
-command into :ref:`a command prompt window <faq-run-program-under-windows>`::
-
- set path=%path%;C:\python38
+On Windows machines where you have installed from the :ref:`Microsoft Store
+<windows-store>`, the :file:`python3.9` command will be available. If you have
+the :ref:`py.exe launcher <launcher>` installed, you can use the :file:`py`
+command. See :ref:`setting-envvars` for other ways to launch Python.
Typing an end-of-file character (:kbd:`Control-D` on Unix, :kbd:`Control-Z` on
Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit
diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
index 462e4c2..54f14e6 100644
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -214,13 +214,13 @@
For example, to silently install a default, system-wide Python installation,
you could use the following command (from an elevated command prompt)::
- python-3.8.0.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=0
+ python-3.9.0.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=0
To allow users to easily install a personal copy of Python without the test
suite, you could provide a shortcut with the following command. This will
display a simplified initial page and disallow customization::
- python-3.8.0.exe InstallAllUsers=0 Include_launcher=0 Include_test=0
+ python-3.9.0.exe InstallAllUsers=0 Include_launcher=0 Include_test=0
SimpleInstall=1 SimpleInstallDescription="Just for me, no test suite."
(Note that omitting the launcher also omits file associations, and is only
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@
useful to have a locally cached copy.
Execute the following command from Command Prompt to download all possible
-required files. Remember to substitute ``python-3.8.0.exe`` for the actual
+required files. Remember to substitute ``python-3.9.0.exe`` for the actual
name of your installer, and to create layouts in their own directories to
avoid collisions between files with the same name.
::
- python-3.8.0.exe /layout [optional target directory]
+ python-3.9.0.exe /layout [optional target directory]
You may also specify the ``/quiet`` option to hide the progress display.
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
.. code-block:: doscon
- C:\>set PATH=C:\Program Files\Python 3.8;%PATH%
+ C:\>set PATH=C:\Program Files\Python 3.9;%PATH%
C:\>set PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH%;C:\My_python_lib
C:\>python
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
example variable could look like this (assuming the first two entries already
existed)::
- C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Program Files\Python 3.8
+ C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\Program Files\Python 3.9
.. _launcher: