From af7282e1299821132ceb948df70e5a6dfc0c3619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Dower Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:41:45 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve Windows commands in tutorial (GH-14400) --- Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst index dddfd850cd..60f13fcb48 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 `:: - - set path=%path%;C:\python38 +On Windows machines where you have installed from the :ref:`Microsoft Store +`, the :file:`python3.8` command will be available. If you have +the :ref:`py.exe 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 -- 2.40.0