I work for an endpoint configuration and security group and we are trying to work through potential issues devs may run into as we attempt to roll out App Control for Business on our Windows machines. Today's trial is that the Python installer for Windows extracts files to an %appdata% location, which is purposively blocked as a place from which you can run and install apps, even when you try to install for all users? Is this an intended behavior of the installer? I have tried using the /layout switch for the installer but it still tries to extract files to a location other than the directory where the installer lives. I would expect it to extract to the same directory or a systemdir\Temp or C:\temp location when installing for all users. NOTE: I'm not interested in a discussion about the implications of our endpoint security strategy. Please miss me with that. Continue reading...
