Commands for installing IronPython 2 without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id Microsoft.IronPython.2 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Microsoft.IronPython.2 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Microsoft.IronPython.2 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI · All users
Silent install
msiexec /i IronPython-2.7.12.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i IronPython-2.7.12.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\ironpython-2-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {94FD04A3-4F89-4CD0-B6E5-F55DFCB15698} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {94FD04A3-4F89-4CD0-B6E5-F55DFCB15698}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{94FD04A3-4F89-4CD0-B6E5-F55DFCB15698}
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-ironpython-2.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/IronLanguages/ironpython2/releases/download/ipy-2.7.12/IronPython-2.7.12.msi'
$sha256 = 'FD78A3BF64C5306566C1B436E10CBD421C40B432327D808A8B251A7545F00D10'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'IronPython-2.7.12.msi'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/i', ('"{0}"' -f $file), '/qn', '/norestart' -Wait 
