@IF NOT DEFINED DEBUG_HELPER @ECHO OFF echo Looking for Python setlocal enabledelayedexpansion :: To remove the preference for Python 2, but still support it, just remove :: the 5 blocks marked with "Python 2:" and the support warnings :: Python 2: If python.exe is in %Path%, use if it's Python 2 FOR /F "delims=" %%a IN ('where python.exe 2^> NUL') DO ( SET need_path=0 SET p=%%~dpa CALL :validate-v2 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :found-python2 GOTO :done-path-v2 ) :done-path-v2 :: Python 2: Query the 3 locations mentioned in PEP 514 for a python2 InstallPath FOR %%K IN ( "HKCU\Software", "HKLM\SOFTWARE", "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node") DO ( SET need_path=1 CALL :find-versions-v2 %%K IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 CALL :validate-v2 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :found-python2 ) :: Use python.exe if in %PATH% set need_path=0 for /f "delims=" %%a in ('where python.exe 2^> nul') do ( set p=%%~dpa goto :found-python ) :: Query the 3 locations mentioned in PEP 514 for a Python InstallPath set need_path=1 for %%k in ( "HKCU\Software", "HKLM\SOFTWARE", "HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node") do ( call :find-versions %%k if not errorlevel 1 goto :found-python ) goto :no-python :: Python 2: Find Python 2 installations in a registry location :find-versions-v2 for /f "delims=" %%a in ('reg query "%~1\Python\PythonCore" /f * /k 2^> nul ^| findstr /r ^^HK ^| findstr "\\2\."') do ( call :read-installpath %%a if not errorlevel 1 exit /b 0 ) exit /b 1 :: Find Python installations in a registry location :find-versions for /f "delims=" %%a in ('reg query "%~1\Python\PythonCore" /f * /k 2^> nul ^| findstr /r ^^HK') do ( call :read-installpath %%a if not errorlevel 1 exit /b 0 ) exit /b 1 :: Read the InstallPath of a given Environment Key to %p% :: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0514/#installpath :read-installpath :: %%a will receive everything before ), might have spaces depending on language :: %%b will receive *, corresponding to everything after ) :: %%c will receive REG_SZ :: %%d will receive the path, including spaces for /f "skip=2 tokens=1* delims=)" %%a in ('reg query "%1\InstallPath" /ve /t REG_SZ 2^> nul') do ( for /f "tokens=1*" %%c in ("%%b") do ( if not "%%c"=="REG_SZ" exit /b 1 set "p=%%d" exit /b 0 ) ) exit /b 1 :: Python 2: Check if %p% holds a path to a real python2 executable :validate-v2 IF NOT EXIST "%p%\python.exe" EXIT /B 1 :: Check if %p% is python2 "%p%\python.exe" -V 2>&1 | findstr /R "^Python.2.*" > NUL EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL% :: Python 2: :found-python2 echo Python 2 found in %p%\python.exe set pyver=2 goto :done :found-python echo Python found in %p%\python.exe echo WARNING: Python 3 is not yet fully supported, to avoid issues Python 2 should be installed. set pyver=3 goto :done :done endlocal ^ & set "pt=%p%" ^ & set "need_path_ext=%need_path%" ^ & set "VCBUILD_PYTHON_VERSION=%pyver%" set "VCBUILD_PYTHON_LOCATION=%pt%\python.exe" if %need_path_ext%==1 set "PATH=%pt%;%PATH%" set "pt=" set "need_path_ext=" exit /b 0 :no-python echo Could not find Python. exit /b 1