Create PowerShell shortcut similar to "WinPython Command Prompt.exe"

Summary:

Create a shortcut to a PowerShell session with all of the environment variables set already.

Reasoning:

Windows PowerShell is a more powerful, more feature-rich, and more customizable shell than the command prompt, cmd.exe (especially in Windows 10 which added even more goodies).

Implementation Issues:

The only issue I can think of right now is that, by default, Windows restricts powershell scripts from running.

• Option 1: Run Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned or Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted in powershell before running the script. This, however, requires administrator privileges which (in my opinion) goes against one of the primary benefits of WinPython.
• Option 2: You can run the powershell script via powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File '.\WinPython Command Prompt (PowerShell).ps1'. But in order to do that you must already have a PS window open. Not a big deal, but it means that it’s a 2-step process.

[warren-bank]

sorry to bump an old thread… especially since this comment is fairly obvious… but it’s probably worth mentioning…

for those of us who

• dislike PowerShell
• like bash
• use git for windows… and already have a bash shell available

it’s super easy to run python, pip, etc from bash…

• make a new file python-bash.cmd in a directory that’s in PATH
• configure to match how you organize your directories:

    @echo off
  
    set winpython_home=C:\PortableApps\WinPythonZero\3.7.1.0
    set portablegit_home=C:\PortableApps\git\2.16.2\PortableGit
  
    call "%winpython_home%\scripts\env.bat"
  
    start "bash" "%portablegit_home%\git-bash.exe" %*
  

[dougthor42]

Sorry for the delayed response.

should I duplicate $env:HOME value to $HOME

I’m not much of a PS guru either, but my initial thought is no, you don’t need to duplicate them.

value-addition

I agree! Default CMD/PS sizes are far too small…