idea Change the default path for Python27 in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Change the default path for Python27

IanBerdanier — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:01:57 GMT

I see this has been implemented in ArcGIS Pro. Installation of Python by the ArcGIS installer should be in a sandbox, not globally

Any plans to get this done in ArcGIS 10.6.x ? I have other stuff that wants c:\ Python27 . If ArcGIS can't play with others, it should put its toys somewhere else.

Re: Change the default path for Python27

ShaunWalbridge — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:26:03 GMT

Ian Berdanier‌, can you describe what specifically you'd like to see with this? By default, 10.x will create a new C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.x directory so as not to compete with the top-level C:\Python27 directory. Because of how Python is implemented in 10.x and the workflows that would break by moving to an isolated model, there are no plans to modify the Python installation. You can, however, use virtualenv and similar tools to allow environment isolation, or use Anaconda and link into your 10.x Python environment.

Cheers,

Shaun

Re: Change the default path for Python27 - Status changed to: Closed

ShaunWalbridge — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:54:46 GMT

ArcGIS already places its environments into a separate C:\Python27\ArcGIS<Version> subdirectory, and no change is expected from this pattern going forward.