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tools: windows_boxstarter: "choco install python -y" for Python 3 #26424

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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A [Boxstarter][] script can be used for easy setup of Windows systems with all
the required prerequisites for Node.js development. This script will install
the following [Chocolatey] packages:
* [Git for Windows][] with the `git` and Unix tools added to the `PATH`
* [Python 2.x][]
* [Python 3.x][] and [legacy Python][]
* [Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools][] with [Visual C++ workload][]
* [NetWide Assembler][]

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Entire installation will take up about 10 GB of disk space.

### Why install two different versions of Python?
Python 2 will reach its _end-of-life_ at the end of 2019. Afterwards, the
interpreter will not get updates — no bugfixes, no security fixes, nothing. In
the interim, the Python ecosystem is abandoning 2.7 support.
https://python3statement.org/ In order to remain safe and current the Node.js
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Nope.

community is transitioning its Python code to Python 3. Having both versions of
Python in this bootstrap will allow developers and end users to test, benchmark,
and debug Node.js running on both versions to ensure a smooth and complete
transition before the yearend deadline.

## Linux

For building Node.js on Linux, following packages are required (note, that this
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[Boxstarter WebLauncher]: http://boxstarter.org/WebLauncher
[Chocolatey]: https://chocolatey.org/
[Git for Windows]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/git
[Python 2.x]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/python2
[Python 3.x]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/python
[legacy Python]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/python2
[Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2017buildtools
[Visual C++ workload]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2017-workload-vctools
[NetWide Assembler]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/nasm
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# Git and Unix tools will be added to the PATH
choco install git -params /GitAndUnixToolsOnPath -y
choco install python2 -y
choco install python python2 -y

# Installs VS 2017 Build Tools
choco install visualstudio2017buildtools -y
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