Microsoft Vulnerability Manager Security Recommendations - Python

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Microsoft Vulnerability Manager Security Recommendations - Python

Jack Fields 140

Microsoft Vulnerability Manager Security Recommendations is advising to Update Python as it is currently version 3.7.7.0 however, when installing Python latest version (3.12.30) from https://www.python.org/downloads/ it is still reporting on Microsoft Vulnerability Manager that Python version 3.7.7.0 is still installed on devices including the updated version (3.12.30), why would this be?

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Shweta Mathur 30,296 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hi @Jack Fields ,

Thanks for reaching out.

When you upgrade Python to a newer version on your system, the previous version usually remains installed alongside the new one, unless you deliberately uninstall it.

Certain systems automatically prioritize the latest Python version, while on Windows, you may need to update the PATH in environment variables manually.

Unless you explicitly include the directory of the new Python installation in the PATH, the system will default to using the older version.

Hope this will help.

Thanks,

Shweta

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Jack Fields 140 Reputation points

2024-05-07T09:53:02.2066667+00:00

Hi @Shweta Mathur ,

Thank you for your response, do you happen to have a guide or link to a guide on how I would be able to manually update the PATH?

Would then be more than happy to accept yours as an answer!

Thanks, Jack
Shweta Mathur 30,296 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-05-08T06:41:58.0666667+00:00

Jack Fields

You can check the latest version your machine is using in cmd by typing python -V

I have two python version install on my windows machine. To update the machine to pick latest version. I have added latest version in the environment variables.

Type "Edit the system environment variable" in your machine and click on environment variable

Click on path and add new path variable by adding python path as mentioned below

You will get the path in the

C:\Users{yourId}\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312(your latest version)\scripts\

C:\Users{yourId}\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312(your latest version)\

Move above two paths in the top in the environment variable.

Close the cmd and check the version now. This will update with latest version.

Hope this will help.

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