Bad target address assigned in Python Manuals shortcut on Python installation

[Y3KvBv]

BPO	38589
Nosy	@pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @miss-islington
PRs	bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive #16968 [3.7] bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive (GH-16968) #16970 [3.8] bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive (GH-16968) #16971
Files	Python 3.8.0 (64-bit)_20191026201510_005_doc_AllUsers.log

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title = 'Bad target address assigned in Python Manuals shortcut on Python installation'
updated_at = <Date 2019-10-28.21:55:13.831>
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[Y3KvBv]

Since Python 3.7 I'm getting broken shortcut to Python 3.x Manuals:
the installer doesn't seem to check for correct path to hh.exe; sets "C" as drive letter. (Yet path to python3xx.chm starts with correct drive letter.)

[zooba]

If you look in your %TEMP% directory, you'll find a set of log files from your Python install (maybe sort by date).

One of these will end in "doc". Could you share that file?

[Y3KvBv]

Here you go.

[zooba]

Thanks. Turns out it's a typo that's been around forever, but is really not obvious until you install Windows somewhere other than C:\Windows.

Apparently that's far less common than it used to be :)

We'll get it fixed in the next round of releases.

[zooba]

New changeset 0ac6137 by Steve Dower in branch 'master':
bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive (GH-16968)
0ac6137

[miss-islington]

New changeset 379b55b by Miss Skeleton (bot) in branch '3.7':
bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive (GH-16968)
379b55b

[miss-islington]

New changeset 2267cb9 by Miss Skeleton (bot) in branch '3.8':
bpo-38589: Fixes HTML Help shortcut when Windows is not installed to C drive (GH-16968)
2267cb9