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| author | Steve Dower <steve.dower@python.org> | 2019-06-26 16:41:45 (GMT) |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-06-26 16:41:45 (GMT) |
| commit | af7282e1299821132ceb948df70e5a6dfc0c3619 (patch) | |
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Improve Windows commands in tutorial (GH-14400)
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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst index dddfd85..60f13fc 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst @@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local 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:`python3.8` 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 |