We should still discourage this option, as it creates the mixed install directory that was the source of a range of issues for free-threaded users. But there's no risk in changing this string (and the entire installer shows that it's "deprecated").

Are there any references under PC\layout (probably support\pymanager.py in that directory)?

Just looked and confirmed there isn't, so this is okay to merge. @itamaro, will you coordinate the backport for 3.14?

Thanks @itamaro for the PR, and @zooba for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.14.
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GH-137971 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch.

thanks @zooba !

We should still discourage this option, as it creates the mixed install directory that was the source of a range of issues for free-threaded users

do we have a better solution for free-threaded users? is it any different when using pymanager? (is there another issue where this is being discussed?)

will you coordinate the backport for 3.14?

sure, thanks for merging!

do we have a better solution for free-threaded users? is it any different when using pymanager?

Yeah, the install manager will install a complete runtime (under a different prefix). I don't remember right now if it provides a python.exe or only a python3.Xt.exe (as decreed by the SC), but it definitely doesn't have a modified pyconfig.h (which was the cause of most of the issues).

So it's a bit better in terms of global package installation.

is there another issue where this is being discussed?

Not that I'm aware of, it came up on a few other issues when free-htreading stuff broke regular users. Anything specific to the install manager can be discussed on the pymanager repo.