🔒 Downloading Python Errror Help

[jolly pasture]

Hello! Can I ask what should I do to install python? I keep getting errors to download it. I am trying to learn python and cant seem to download it

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@jolly pasture

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[keen cloak]

Click the "log file" and show what us whats in it

[jolly pasture]

Its a long note. Should I copy paste it here?

[keen cloak]

yes

[viral tide]

There was an error uploading your paste.

[keen cloak]

Doesn't really show much. How and where did you download Python from? @jolly pasture

[jolly pasture]

python.org

3.13.3 python

[tough kiln]

Your installer is failing while attempting to install Tkinter... so it's likely permissions related.

[keen cloak]

Are you admin?

[tough kiln]

Did you run the installer as admin? And also, can you try selecting the "Install for all users" option, since some people have luck with that?

[jolly pasture]

as admin, should i not?

[tough kiln]

That's fine. You probably want to select the "Install for all users" option I mentioned. It should be in "Customize installation" then next until you get to Advanced options.

Also, is this your first time installing Python?

[jolly pasture]

Yes. I've been learning java in class, and want to learn python too

For all user doesnt work either

[tough kiln]

A way you can fix this is by unchecking the "Tcl/Tk" box in the Optional features menu. That will however leave you without Tkinter and IDLE. If you want those (which you probably do), you'll have to go back to the installer after it's done and select those options again so they're installed.

If it still fails, the log should point you to other logs specific to each component which should all be in your %LocalAppData%\Temp folder. Those logs (specifically the one for tcltk) should give you a bit more info on why it might have failed.

[gray glacier]

!paste

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[gray glacier]

you need $PATH also for running python in cmd

[scarlet rampart]

Hi guys I'm new here. If you can try "customize installation"?

[empty ledge]

in windows i think it's preferred to use the bundled python launcher py insted of python or python3 when calling it from the command line/teminal

also make sure that windows haven't tried to "help you" by installing python from the windows store, if it has you should go ahead and uninstall that one

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