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bpo-42339: Adds note about KB2533623 to embeddable package docs (GH-23322)
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@@ -422,6 +422,12 @@ dependants, such as Idle), pip and the Python documentation are not included.
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automatically via Windows Update, and can be detected by finding
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``ucrtbase.dll`` in the system directory.
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.. note::
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When running on Windows 7, Python 3.8 requires the KB2533623 update to be
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installed. The embeddable distribution does not detect this update, and may
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fail at runtime. Later versions of Windows include this update.
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Third-party packages should be installed by the application installer alongside
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the embedded distribution. Using pip to manage dependencies as for a regular
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Python installation is not supported with this distribution, though with some

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