Python Installation Notes and documentation

Scoop

Install scoop :

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://get.scoop.sh | Invoke-Expression

setup extras repo for vscode + pycharm

scoop install git
scoop bucket add extras

python

Install python for single user:

scoop install python

Install python globally (requires administrator privileges):

scoop install python --global

vscode

install vscode through scoop (needs extras bucket):

scoop install vscode

install python extension from extensions view or via the notification

pycharm

install pycharm through scoop (needs extras bucket):

scoop install pycharm

pip ignore ssl certificate

add the trusted hosts to the pip configuration:

pip config set global.trusted-host `
    "pypi.org files.pythonhosted.org pypi.python.org" `
    --trusted-host=pypi.python.org `
    --trusted-host=pypi.org `
    --trusted-host=files.pythonhosted.org