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win_add2path.py does not add user site directory #71883

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altendky
mannequin
opened on Aug 5, 2016
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BPO 27696
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @altendky
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    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-05.21:31:26.129>
labels = ['type-bug', 'OS-windows']
title = 'win_add2path.py does not add user site directory'
updated_at = <Date 2016-08-06.07:35:18.905>
user = 'https://github.com/altendky'

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    activity = <Date 2016-08-06.07:35:18.905>
actor = 'SilentGhost'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Demos and Tools', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2016-08-05.21:31:26.129>
creator = 'altendky'
dependencies = []
files = ['44028']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27696
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['272060']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'altendky']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27696'
versions = ['Python 3.5']

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    1. altendky commented on Aug 5, 2016

      @altendky
      altendkymannequin
      on Aug 5, 2016
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      Since the detected user path has the text %APPDATA% replaced into it os.path.isdir() returns False. As a result, the user site path is not added to the %PATH% variable.

      The patch adds os.path.expandvars() to the isdir() check to resolve this issue.

    2. altendky
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      on Aug 5, 2016
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      on Aug 6, 2016
    4. ezio-melotti
      transferred this issue fromon Apr 10, 2022

    5. methane commented on Sep 29, 2026

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      win_add2path.py had been removed. #97675

    6. methane
      closed this as not plannedon Sep 29, 2026
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