From 4879a1f0ded5e1e4cbeb98e6f6f1b4f4943ee4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "James R. Barlow" Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:27:31 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: no MS Store Python --- docs/installation.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 6bec3e20..4fc3738a 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -533,6 +533,12 @@ override the versions OCRmyPDF selects, you can modify the ``PATH`` environment variable. `Follow these directions `_ to change the PATH. +.. warning:: + + As of early 2021, users have reported problems with the Microsoft Store version of + Python affected most third party Python packages including OCRmyPDF. Please use + Python downloaded from Python.org or Chocolatey as recommended here. + Windows Subsystem for Linux ---------------------------