"py install 2.7-32" installs 2.7.18 64bit version, not 32 bit.

[marunguy]

Install source and version

• Installed from the Windows Store
• [* ] Installed with the MSIX from python.org
• Installed with the MSI from python.org
• Installed with winget install 9NQ7512CXL7T

Version: 25.2

• Windows 11 25h2
• py install 2.7-32 command installs python 2.7.18 64bit version, not 32bit.
• pythoncore-2.7-32-2.7.18.nupkg and pythoncore-2.7-64-2.7.18.nupkg are same binary.
  • binary compare: same binary
• install python 2.7 32bit and 64bit version

py install 2.7-32 2.7-64

• python 2.7.18 32bit version is reported as installed.

py list
Tag            Name                           Managed By  Version  Alias
3.14[-64]   *  Python 3.14.2                  PythonCore  3.14.2   python3[-64].exe, python3.14[-64].exe
2.7[-64]       Python 2.7.18                  PythonCore  2.7.18   python2.7.exe, python2.exe
2.7-32         Python 2.7.18                  PythonCore  2.7.18

• py -V:2.7-32 run 64bit version, not 32bit

Python 2.7.18 (v2.7.18:8d21aa21f2, Apr 20 2020, 13:25:05) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

• py -V:2.7-64 run 64bit version

py -V:2.7-64
Python 2.7.18 (v2.7.18:8d21aa21f2, Apr 20 2020, 13:25:05) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

• pythoncore-2.7-32-2.7.18.nupkg exist in cache folder

dir _cache
 Volume in drive C is OS
 Volume Serial Number is 3E7E-1B37

 Directory of C:\devtool\python\_cache

2026-01-05  오후 05:56    <DIR>          .
2026-01-05  오후 05:56    <DIR>          ..
2026-01-05  오후 05:35                72 last_welcome.txt
2020-04-20  오후 11:22        11,528,291 pythoncore-2.7-32-2.7.18.nupkg
2020-04-20  오후 11:22        11,528,291 pythoncore-2.7-64-2.7.18.nupkg

[marunguy]

The download url for python 2.7 32bit version may be wrong.
The url for python 2.7 32bit and 64bit version are same.

• https://github.com/python/pymanager/blob/main/scripts/repartition-index.py line 281

    if not plan_read:
        action = ReadFile()
        action.source = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/index-windows.json"
        plan_read.append(action)

• https://www.python.org/ftp/python/index-windows-legacy.json end lines
  • python 2.7 32bit and 64bit have same url.

   {
      "schema": 1,
      "id": "pythoncore-2.7-64",
      "sort-version": "2.7.18",
      "company": "PythonCore",
      ...
      "url": "https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg"
    },
    {
      "schema": 1,
      "id": "pythoncore-2.7-32",
      "sort-version": "2.7.18",
      "company": "PythonCore",
      ...
      "url": "https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg"
    }
  ]

• py install 2.7-32 log file

...
Finding ['2.7-32'] to install
>  Installing Python 2.7.18.
>> Tag: PythonCore\2.7-32
Starting download package https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg to c:\devtool\python\_cache\pythoncore-2.7-32-2.7.18.nupkg
_bits_urlretrieve: https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg
Starting new BITS job: https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg -> c:\devtool\python\_cache\pythoncore-2.7-32-2.7.18.nupkg
...

• py install 2.7-64 log file

...
Finding ['2.7-64'] to install
>  Installing Python 2.7.18.
>> Tag: PythonCore\2.7-64
Starting download package https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg to c:\devtool\python\_cache\pythoncore-2.7-64-2.7.18.nupkg
_bits_urlretrieve: https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg
Starting new BITS job: https://globalcdn.nuget.org/packages/python2.2.7.18.nupkg -> c:\devtool\python\_cache\pythoncore-2.7-64-2.7.18.nupkg
Writing c:\devtool\python\_cache\pythoncore-2.7-64-2.7.18.job
...

[khadaraguero1-bit]

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