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Need a programmatic method to uninstall python on Windows Server 2022.

Anonymous
2023-12-08T08:10:20+00:00

Python tool uninstallation fails when tried using commandline method. [Uninstall-Package" or "& cmd /c $UninstallString /quiet /uninstall" ] Both the methods fail. Please suggest some alternate route to resolve this.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-11T07:22:33+00:00

    Hi,

    What is the UninstallString? Have you checked the msi.log file for details?

    See if you can uninstall the MSI using msiexec.exe

    MsiExec.exe /x /quiet <MSI-File-Path>

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-15T17:05:25+00:00

    Both methods are tried. The log file mentioned is empty.

    The MSIExec /x /quiet method also fails.

    Are there specific steps to be followed when python is installed via the setup file and we wish to uninstall it ?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-19T09:08:05+00:00

    You can check to see if there are such specific steps on the Python site. I removed the Python packages with Uninstall-Package and it worked as expected. Try repairing the installation using the Python installer, then run the Uninstall-Package cmdlet again.

    Also it seems the packages should be removed in some specific order. I removed the documents and libraries first, and the core interpreter and executables last.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T06:22:09+00:00

    Thank you Ian. This helped us resolve the issue.

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