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Docbook: Python installation updates. 

Try to describe as briefly and clearly as possible where Python might
end up being installed. Fixes #17712.
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@ -303,8 +303,10 @@ upgrade Qt to newer versions.
==== Install Python
Get a Python 3.x installer from https://python.org/download/[] and
install Python into the default location (_C:\Python37_).
Get a Python 3 installer from https://python.org/download/[] and install Python.
Its installation location varies depending on the options selected in the installer and on the version of Python that you are installing.
At the time of this writing the latest version of Python is 3.10, and common installation directories are
_C:\Users{backslash}**username**\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310_, _C:\Program Files\Python310_, and _C:\Python310_.
Alternatively you can install Python using Chocolatey:
@ -312,7 +314,9 @@ Alternatively you can install Python using Chocolatey:
PS$> choco install -y python3
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Chocolatey installs Python in _C:\Python37_ by default.
// Not sure how to document Chocolatey's installation location other than "could be anywhere, LOL"
// https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/python3/#discussion
Chocolatey will likely install Python in one of the locations above, or possibly in _C:\Tools\Python3_.
==== Install Perl