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Do not install Tools directory on Windows #97649

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Do not install Tools directory on Windows#97649
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opened on Sep 29, 2022

Currently, a subset of our Tools directory gets installed by the installer. These are meant to be for building Python from source, so aren't really necessary to a normal install.

There's no need for this, and it is potentially putting exploitable scripts on the user's machine.

We should remove these from the installer, and ensure that they aren't being signed.

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  1. zooba
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    on Sep 29, 2022
  2. zooba
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  3. zooba
    added 2 commits that reference this issue on Sep 29, 2022

    pythongh-97649: The Tools directory is no longer installed on Windows

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    gh-97649: The Tools directory is no longer installed on Windows (GH-9…

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  4. vstinner commented on Sep 30, 2022

    @vstinner
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    on Sep 30, 2022
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    See also issue #97669 "Remove outdated Tools/scripts/ example scripts".

  5. zooba
    closed this as completedon Sep 30, 2022
  6. serhiy-storchaka
    added a commit that references this issue on Oct 2, 2022

    pythongh-97649: The Tools directory is no longer installed on Windows (…

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