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@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ of available options is shown below.
+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Include_launcher | Install :ref:`launcher`. | 1 |
+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
+| InstallLauncherAllUsers | Installs :ref:`launcher` for all | 1 |
+| | users. | |
++---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Include_lib | Install standard library and | 1 |
| | extension modules | |
+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ of available options is shown below.
+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| SimpleInstall | Disable most install UI | 0 |
+---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
+| SimpleInstallDescription | A custom message to display when the | (empty) |
+| | simplified install UI is used. | |
++---------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------------------+
For example, to silently install a default, system-wide Python installation,
you could use the following command (from an elevated command prompt)::
@@ -152,9 +158,11 @@ you could use the following command (from an elevated command prompt)::
python-3.5.0.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::
+suite, you could provide a shortcut with the following command. This will
+display a simplified initial page and disallow customization::
- python-3.5.0.exe /passive InstallAllUsers=0 Include_launcher=0 Include_test=0 SimpleInstall=1
+ python-3.5.0.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
recommended for per-user installs when there is also a system-wide installation