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Include user scripts folder to PATH on Windows

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Description

BPO 39658
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @zooba, @fireattack, @lucatrv, @meowmeowmeowcat

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-02-16.22:12:28.941>
labels = ['OS-windows', '3.11']
title = 'Include user scripts folder to PATH on Windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-10.16:48:43.472>
user = 'https://github.com/lucatrv'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-08-10.16:48:43.472>
actor = 'steve.dower'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2020-02-16.22:12:28.941>
creator = 'lucatrv'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 39658
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['362108', '399342']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'steve.dower', 'fireattack', 'lucatrv', 'meowmeowmeowcat', 'yinzara']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39658'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the original BPO issue linked in the migration details and locating CPython's Windows-specific handling of the user scripts folder and PATH. Check existing Windows-related tests before making a change, and confirm that the user scripts folder is included in PATH on Windows without breaking existing PATH behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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