[Thomas Heller] > So, shouldn't the installer simply warn and offer to select a > different path, or simply refuse to install, when the user selects a > directory containing a space? More installer code == more chances to screw up, and any restriction will irritate some classes of users. IDLE in particular should be friendly to "determined idiots", in spite of themselves. By default, the installer suggests a path not only devoid of spaces, but a path equal to its 8.3 DOS name. "Long names" can create problems too, even if they're devoid of spaces (people using Python for CGI on Windows bump into that one). People unwilling to accept the experience that went into the defaults will have to learn the hard way; it's educational to let them <wink>.
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