Python / Pygame / MDT deployment

[MrWu]

Dear all

 

One of my least favourite program to install and image !

 

Anyone have a good guide to integrating Python 3.7 + and Pygame 1.9.1 (or indeed previous versions) always stresses my technicians out because it a pain in the proverbial to get working in a network reliably (also Mu as well!)

 

Do you deploy it manually later or deploy Python / Pygame within MDT?

 

Ta!

[mavhc]

Or stick to a python with a sane installer. I complained but they said it's the new MS recommendation to not do things properly.

 

Pygame has msi installer, never had a problem there.

[mdrabble]

I use SCCM to deploy Python followed including various modules and Pycharms

 

Python Install CMD

python-3.7.3-amd64.exe InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=1 /quiet

 

I then run a batch file with the following commands

cd "C:\Program Files\Python37\Scripts"
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install pygame numba numpy pandas matplotlib xmltodict

 

Pychams Install CMD -

pycharm-edu-2019.1.1.exe  /S /CONFIG=edu_silent.config

 

edu_silent.config file

; Installation mode. It can be user or admin.
; NOTE: for admin mode please use "Run as Administrator" for command prompt to avoid UAC dialog.
mode=admin

; Desktop shortcut for launchers
launcher32=0
launcher64=1

; Add launchers path to PATH env variable
updatePATH=1

; Download and install jre32. This may take a few minutes.
jre32=0

; Download and install python. This may take a few minutes.
python2=0
python3=0

; Regenerating the Shared Archive
; [url]https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/vm/class-data-sharing.html[/url]
regenerationSharedArchive=1

; List of associations. To create an association change value to 1.
.py=0

[MrWu]

Or stick to a python with a sane installer. I complained but they said it's the new MS recommendation to not do things properly.

 

Pygame has msi installer, never had a problem there.

 

Thank you, I'm testing Python 3.7.4 and it seems to install this in the Administrator App directory which I think stops it from loadinf if logged on as a student (with redirected start menus)

 

Also with Pygame is it simply a matter of running the pygame executable? The Py docs on the website isn't very clear at all.

 

Thanks!

[mavhc]

Pygame is a python module, so there's nothing to run

[mdrabble]

using InstallAllUsers=1 should install into program files

 

I opted to use PIP so it would install the correct version instead of fiddling around with finding the correct MSI version.

[MrWu]

using InstallAllUsers=1 should install into program files

 

I opted to use PIP so it would install the correct version instead of fiddling around with finding the correct MSI version.

 

Thank you.

 

I ran the command line in your first post but weirdly Python puts the program under this location?

 

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Python 3.7

 

The command line I used was thsi:

 

python-3.7.4.exe InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 Include_test=1 /quiet

 

Any ideas? Thanks !

[mdrabble]

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Python 3.7 - is that not the shortcut location??

 

Have a look under C:\Program Files and you should see Python37