Example of Python Installation Using C2 Platform's Windows Role

An example of how to install Python 3.13.3 using the C2 Platform’s WinCore collection.
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Projects: c2platform/phx/ansible, c2platform.core

The following example is part of the PHX inventory project c2platform/phx/ansible, located in the file /master/group_vars/win_devtop/python.yml. It utilizes the win_resources variable from the C2 Platform Ansible collection c2platform.core to download and install Python.

---
px_python_path: "{{ px_apps_dir }}/Python313"
win_resources:
  1_python:
    - name: Download Python
      type: win_get_url
      url: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.13.3/python-3.13.3-amd64.exe
      dest: "{{ px_download_temp_dir['path'] }}/python-3.13.3-amd64.exe"
      checksum: be3264daeb8c5e08365492dd02908cfa
      checksum_algorithm: md5
    - name: Install Python
      type: win_package
      path: "{{ px_download_temp_dir['path'] }}/python-3.13.3-amd64.exe"
      arguments: '/quiet InstallAllUsers=1 PrependPath=1 TargetDir="{{ px_python_path | c2platform.core.replace_slashes }}"'
      creates_path: "{{ px_python_path }}"

C:\Users\vagrant>python --version
Python 3.13.3

C:\Users\vagrant>pip --version
pip 25.0.1 from D:\Apps\Python313\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.13)

Last modified May 26, 2025: phx python and python venv PHX-6 (0e3904b)