https://github.com/jtmoon79/pythonembed4win

Quickly setup a portable python environment for Windows.
https://github.com/jtmoon79/pythonembed4win

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Quickly setup a portable python environment for Windows.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jtmoon79/pythonembed4win
• Owner: jtmoon79
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-03-07T08:31:33.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-28T00:54:31.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-14T16:04:36.494Z (11 days ago)
• Topics: powershell, powershell-script, python, python-virtualenv, windows
• Language: PowerShell
• Homepage:
• Size: 78.1 KB
• Stars: 41
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# PythonEmbed4Win

![PowerShell 5](https://img.shields.io/badge/5-blue?logo=Powershell&logoColor=blue&label=PowerShell&labelColor=white&color=blue) ![PowerShell 7](https://img.shields.io/badge/7-blue?logo=Powershell&logoColor=purple&label=PowerShell&labelColor=white&color=purple)

![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/badge/3.6%20%7C%203.7%20%7C%203.8%20%7C%203.9%20%7C%203.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12-blue?logo=Python&logoColor=yellow&label=Python&labelColor=blue&color=white)

A [single PowerShell script](PythonEmbed4Win.ps1) to easily and quickly

create a standalone Python local environment for Windows by downloading the requested `embed.zip`

distributed file. No prior Python installation is required.

To run:

```powershell

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jtmoon79/PythonEmbed4Win/main/PythonEmbed4Win.ps1" -OutFile "PythonEmbed4Win.ps1"

.\PythonEmbed4Win.ps1

```

For detailed help:

```powershell

Get-Help .\PythonEmbed4Win.ps1 -full

```

If you get the error
 `PythonEmbed4Win.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system`


then run:

```powershell

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope Process

```




Installing the Python for Windows embedded zip file requires some tedious tweaks.

See this [gist](https://gist.github.com/jtmoon79/ce63fe655b2f544462e70d8e5ec30ff5).

This script will handle the tedious tweaks and updates so the new Python

installation will run correctly in an isolated manner.

This is similar to a Python Virtual Environment but technically is not.

It does not require an _activate_ script to set environment variable `VIRTUAL_ENV`

or modify the `PATH`. It will run isolated without environment modifications.

One disadvantage is that a Windows embed Python cannot create a functioning

virtual environment. They will be created but `virtualenv` and `venv`

selectively copy files from the source and do not copy necessary library files

unique to an Windows embed Python.

Derived from [this StackOverflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/68958636/471376).