Install Python with cmd or powershell

You could download the setup you want to install and then install it automatically without using the setup's UI:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.0/python-3.7.0.exe" -OutFile "c:/temp/python-3.7.0.exe"

c:/temp/python-3.7.0.exe /quiet InstallAllUsers=0 PrependPath=1 Include_test=0

I don't think it will work without admin privileges though, I tried using InstallAllUsers=0 to install it only for the current user but it is still asking for elevation.

There are some options you can use when installing it this way, here is the doc: https://docs.python.org/3.6/using/windows.html#installing-without-ui


The best way to install Python through Windows Command Prompt will be through Chocolatey (Windows Package Manageer).

Steps to install python 3 will be as follows :-

  1. Open CMD using 'Run as Administrator'.

  2. Download and Install Chocolatey using the following command.

@"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
  1. Download and install python using the following command.
choco install -y python3
  1. You can check the version to verify if Python was successfully installed as follows.
python --version