Need Windows x86-64 MSI installer for Python >= 3.x.x

[telatoa]

BPO	36446
Nosy	@pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @telatoa

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2019-03-27.13:57:12.477>
created_at = <Date 2019-03-27.09:44:44.687>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', '3.7', '3.9', 'OS-windows']
title = 'Need Windows x86-64 MSI installer for Python >= 3.x.x'
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-27.13:57:12.475>
user = 'https://github.com/telatoa'

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creation = <Date 2019-03-27.09:44:44.687>
creator = 'telatoa'
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'wont fix'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36446'
versions = ['Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

[telatoa]

Currently, Windows MSI installers are only available for Python versions <= 2.7.16.

Could you please generate Windows MSI installers also for Python versions >= 3.x.x in order to be able to upgrade from 2.7.16 version to latest 3.x.x version?

Indeed, Python 2.7.x versions will be deprecated at the end of 2019, as shown by following log:

DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 won't be maintained after that date. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7.

[zware]

Our installer scheme was modernized for Python 3.5, and a description of its use can be found here: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html

The new scheme is significantly more flexible, though it is somewhat more complex to enable that flexibility. If you have a case that can't be handled by the current installer, please open an issue detailing what you want to do and how the installer falls short.