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So now you're forced to use Microslop Store to get Python? At the very least they could offer .msix files to download and use.
by SuperHeavy256 5mo ago
So now you're forced to use Microslop Store to get Python? At the very least they could offer .msix files to download and use.
- ozlikethewizard 5mo ago"Use of the Store app or the MSIX package is recommended." There's a big ole green download link on there for the MSIX lol.
- adithyassekhar 5mo agoMSIX is what ships on the store. And some devs just use it as an installer as well. By the way aren’t MSIX installed apps sandboxed?
- ozlikethewizard 5mo agoNot a windows user so knowledge is a bit fuzzy, but I remember the one of the advantages of MSIX being that the actual installers have less system access, but not sure if the applications once installed are any different.
- jordand 5mo agoYeah with MSIX, the security is better for end users, but the trade off is there's a lot less flexibility for developers (limits on custom installs, accessing registry, Custom Actions, etc.) This works out fine for most desktop apps, and MSI is still used and supported.
- electroly 5mo agoThey don't have to be. I have a traditional non-sandboxed app with an MSIX installer. It's less flexible than MSI but it doesn't mandate a sandbox for the installed application.