Include version info in Windows shortcuts

[ncoghlan]

BPO	10747
Nosy	@loewis, @terryjreedy, @ncoghlan, @larryhastings
Files	mywork.patch

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assignee = 'https://github.com/loewis'
closed_at = <Date 2014-06-22.20:29:53.221>
created_at = <Date 2010-12-21.11:53:55.954>
labels = ['type-feature']
title = 'Include version info in Windows shortcuts'
updated_at = <Date 2014-06-22.20:29:53.220>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue10747'
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[ncoghlan]

This issue is to propose specific wording to Martin for inclusion of version details in the Windows shortcuts. This is to make the shortcuts easier to use when the hierarchical menu information is lost for any reason (e.g frequently used program list, searching the start menu, copied to desktop).

Shortcuts currently installed:

• Python (command line)
• Python Manuals
• Module Docs
• IDLE (Python GUI)
• Uninstall Python

Initial proposal for 32 bit builds:

• Python 3.2 (command line - 32 bit)
• Python 3.2 Manuals
• Python 3.2 Docs Server (pydoc - 32 bit)
• IDLE (Python 3.2 GUI - 32 bit)
• Uninstall Python 3.2 (32 bit)

Initial proposal for 64 bit builds:

• Python 3.2 (command line - 64 bit)
• Python 3.2 Manuals
• Python 3.2 Docs Server (pydoc - 64 bit)
• IDLE (Python 3.2 GUI - 64 bit)
• Uninstall Python 3.2 (64 bit)

Any feedback/alternate suggestions/bikeshedding on the python-dev thread, please ;)

[westleymartinez]

I understand this is an old issue. Sorry if it is no longer relevant.

I have usually have at least two versions of Python installed on Windows: 2.x and 3.x.

In Windows 7, if you pin a certain shortcut to the start menu, you can't tell what version of Python is for. I'd like that to be changed. Nick's format looks good.

[BreamoreBoy]

Makes sense to me. Can someone please add mvl to the nosy list, I don't dare :) FYI https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-December/106942.html

[ncoghlan]

Oops, I forgot to assign this to MvL for a yes/no decision as the maintainer of the Windows installer when I first created it years ago.

It's too late for 3.4.0 now, so marking this as one for 3.5. However, if Larry and Martin are amenable, it might also be reasonable to include in the 3.4.1 maintenance release.

[ncoghlan]

One suggestion I like from the thread (thanks for digging up that reference Mark) is to drop the "GUI" from the IDLE shortcut.

The other suggestions I don't think are worth worrying about - these names have been as they are for quite some time, and it's mainly just the parallel 2 vs 3 installations that get a bit confusing.

[terryjreedy]

I don't see any reason not to change the next release of all versions.
My only concern is about the length and whether Windows has a limit for either the start menu or the taskbar tooltip popup

The Doc server icon should be removed from 3.x until it is made to work again (as it still does in latest 2.7). See bpo-14512. But I would prefer that it were fixed.

[OliveKilburn]

I'm testing a patch for this. This will be the first time I've contributed.

[OliveKilburn]

The included patch is probably fine, but I have given up testing it, because I think msi.py needs the paid-for version of Microsoft C++ to run.

[python-dev]

New changeset b896fe4b1201 by Martin v. Löwis in branch '3.4':
Issue bpo-10747: Use versioned labels in the Windows start menu.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/b896fe4b1201

New changeset 3ca598c3437f by Martin v. Löwis in branch 'default':
Issue bpo-10747: Merge with 3.4
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3ca598c3437f

[loewis]

Thanks for the patch. Committed as-is to 3.4 and 3.5.