Commands for installing Python 3.0 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 Python.Python.3.0 -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id Python.Python.3.0 -e --silentwinget uninstall --id Python.Python.3.0 -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · MSI
Silent install
msiexec /i python-3.0.1.amd64.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i python-3.0.1.amd64.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\python-3-0-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060F} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060F}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060F}
- DisplayVersion
- 3.0.1150
32-bit · MSI
Silent install
msiexec /i python-3.0.1.msi /qn /norestartWrite a log
msiexec /i python-3.0.1.msi /qn /norestart /l*v "%TEMP%\python-3-0-install.log"Uninstall
msiexec /x {DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060E} /qn /norestart- MSI product code
- {DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060E}
- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DE2F2D9C-53E2-40EE-8209-74DA63CB060E}
- DisplayVersion
- 3.0.1150
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-python-3-0.ps1
$url = 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.0.1/python-3.0.1.amd64.msi'
$sha256 = 'FA65CE8AE140E879C5885510725F81DBDEBBD4764A0EDF8FEEE5616573A8A993'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'python-3.0.1.amd64.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 install-python-3-0.ps1
$url = 'https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.0.1/python-3.0.1.msi'
$sha256 = 'D48AFEBF88B871AD6A1716A6A41A9070882AA8A4D87F118136C384E332C4AADC'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'python-3.0.1.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 
