Pip --user installs package to Default user directory on Windows 10

I have a problem on Windows 10 where both Python 2.6 and 2.7 are installed.

python -m pip install myPack --no-index --find-links=. --user 

When running this command with user AutoUser it installs myPack to Default user directory C:\Users\Default\Python\Python27\site-packages or C:\Users\Default\Appdata\Roaming\Python\site-packages instead C:\Users\Autouser\Appdata\Roaming\Python\site-packages

• Installation is automatic soon after windows logon, but I can see in logs that "query user" returns a row with AutoUser (before calling pip).
• Other OS don't have this problem.
• Reproduction is unstable on Windows 10: maybe 1 time of 100.
• Truth that python 2.6 is also installed on these machines, but I'm not sure it is meaningful: 2.6 goes later than 2.7 in Path system variable. Here they write it could be a problem, but pip doesn't confuse python versions, it confuses users' directories.

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Path:

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts\;C:\Python26\;C:\Python26\Scripts;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin; 

Python version:

python --version Python 2.7.13 

Pip version:

python -m pip --version Pip version: pip 9.0.1 from C:\Python27\lib\site-packages (python 2.7)  

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You can try setting the install target with the --target option like so:

pip install --target=C:\Users\Autouser\Appdata\Roaming\Python\site-packages package_name 

If that doesn't work, another option is to try using --install-option like this:

pip install --install-option="--prefix=$PREFIX_PATH" package_name 

Finally, if all else fails, here's one more way to do it:

PYTHONUSERBASE=/path/to/install/to pip install --user 

You can specify which python version to install the package for by using python2.x -m pip install ...

Hopefully one of these helps you! :)

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• imported the certificates into my Windows global certificates store and user certificates store.

Sadly, I still get this:

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Answers 1

I would try two things:

• Did you tried: docker login first before to pull the images?
• Restart the client and repeat.

Answers 2

I had this error on windows, too. In my case, restarting the docker daemon helped.

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Issue details:

Platform: Windows 10 Pro - version 1803.

Issue brief: We are trying to access Bluetooth profiles via desktop(c#) of connected phones, however on windows 10 the profile show enable but the profiles are not working eg: HFP connects, however, the voice is not heard

We have tested this on following Bluetooth devices:

1.Bluetooth CSR 4.0 Dongle (CSR8510 A10) (Note: this Bluetooth connects and show HFP and works as expected, however, the Bluetooth does not show on the device list and hence we cannot connect programmatically using c#)

2.IOGEAR's Bluetooth 4.0 (Model GBU521W6) (Shows on device list and our application can detect a device, however, HFP is not working as expected both from the application or from normal device section)

Required Profiles:

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We have Already Tried with following:

1. Updating drivers
2. Tried uninstall install many times
3. Used android, ios, and windows phone's

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MAP abd PBAP is not a problem because both are OBEX based (which is RFCOMM).

However there can be some problems with HandsFree. It works great with BlueSoile drivers. But with standard microsoft may not work.

The first step it to use BluetoothSetServiceState with HFP UUID to tell windows to install drivers for your device's HFP profile. If function succeed you should see 2 audio devices appeared in your system: one is Inout and other is Output. You can find them using any media API (DirectSound, legacy API).

To be able to work with PBAP and MAP you need anyhow connect to your device through RFCOMM. WinSock or any other way is good.

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Windows 10 is a service, which means it gets better through periodic software updates.

This issue you report has plenty of media coverage and has to do with bugs in W10's April update:

. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/04/windows-10-april-2018-update-bug-locks-machines-running-chrome-cortana

. https://www.cnet.com/news/windows-10-april-2018-update-bugs-microsoft-fix-may-8/

. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/3/17315180/microsoft-windows-10-april-2018-update-chrome-crash-freezing-problems

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Answers 1

The repainting issues are generally attributed to the fact that the main thread may be locked doing some process and is not able to repaint. Are you using multithreaded approach in your application. A good starting point would be to check if there is anything locking the main thread.

Answers 2

Each WinForms Control has a property called DoubleBuffered. It is intended to reduce such unwanted effects. When double buffering is enabled, the rendering operations take place in the memory first. Then only the last one is applied to the graphics device. More details here.

Double buffering is disabled by default for forms. So setting the DoubleBuffered property for your form to true will resolve the problem.

UPDATE

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Try to increase memory allocated for your script with the option --max_old_space_size=<size>.

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it helped me to fix the error associated with Basecsp.dll. Go to here

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IT CAN HAPPEN related to missing or corrupt basecsp.dll files. Because basecsp.dll is an external file, it presents a great opportunity for something undesirable to occur.

Can be caused by:

1. Invalid or corrupt basecsp.dll registry entry,
2. Virus or malware infection which has corrupted the basecsp.dll file.
3. Microsoft hardware failure, such as a bad hard drive, which has corrupted the basecsp.dll file.
4. Another program overwrote the required version of basecsp.dll.
5. Another program maliciously or mistakenly deleted the basecsp.dll file
6. Another program uninstalled the basecsp.dll file.

Solution:

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2. Repair Invalid Basecsp.dll Registry Entries

3. Remove or Restore Basecsp.dll from the Windows Recycle Bin

4. Conduct a Full Malware Scan of Your PC

5. Update Your PC Device Drivers

6. Utilize Windows System Restore to "Undo" Recent System Changes

7. Run Windows System File Checker

8. Install All Available Windows Updates

9. Perform a Clean Installation of Windows`

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Do you use the x64 verson of Windows?

Also you can try set $(AspnetCompilerPath) manually:

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Yes for the first point, you can convert ink strokes to text using handwriting recognition.

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I've being using IExpress (included with Windows) for years to package up my bootstrapper EXE and .NET application MSI into a self-extracting installer file. (My app is 32-bit, so I've used the version of iexpress.exe in %windir%/SysWOW64)

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Without changing anything about my code, using IExpress on Windows 10 is resulting in an EXE that won't run on Windows XP (getting "[FileName].exe is not a valid Win32 application").

Using IExpress on Windows 8.1, 8 or 7, it works fine.

Can anyone shed some light or provide a solution??

(I tried copying the iexpress.exe from Windows 8 (file version 11.0.9600.17416) into Windows 10 and using it instead but the same thing happens.)

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Yes another reminder that XP is truly over and done with. When I run dumpbin.exe /headers on the EXE file that IExpress generates, I see:

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Note:

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