Unable to set install directory for Python 3 using Puppet

Question

I have inherited a bunch of Puppet scripts and am in the process of updating them. One of my scripts is for installing Python. I want to install it to C:/bin/Python34. However, every time I run the Puppet script I have, it gets installed to C:/Python34. If I run the installer manually, I see that this is the default install location, so it looks like I'm not properly overriding the directory in my script.

My code is as follows:

class python( $installer = 'python-3.4.2.msi' )
{
    package
    {
        'Python3':
        ensure => 'installed',
        source => "\\\\myApp.server\\Python\\${installer}",
        install_options => { 'INSTALLDIR' => 'C:\bin\Python34' },
    }
}

Unfortunately, no errors seem to appear when I run the --debug option when running the script:

Debug: Prefetching windows resources for package
Debug: Executing 'msiexec.exe /qn /norestart /i \\myApp.server\Python\python-3.4.2.msi INSTALLDIR=C:\bin\Python34'
Notice: /Stage[main]/Python/Package[Python3]/ensure: created
Debug: /Package[Python3]: The container Class[Python] will propagate my refresh event
Debug: Class[Python]: The container Stage[main] will propagate my refresh event
Debug: Finishing transaction 53869152
Debug: Storing state
Debug: Stored state in 0.01 seconds
Notice: Finished catalog run in 39.22 seconds
Debug: Using settings: adding file resource 'rrddir': 'File[C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/var/rrd]{:path=>"C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/var/rrd", :mode=>"750", :ensure=>:directory, :loglevel=>:debug, :links=>:follow, :backup=>false}'
Debug: Finishing transaction 48943728
Debug: Received report to process from bgtmnwl-659gxw1.peroot.com
Debug: Processing report from bgtmnwl-659gxw1.peroot.com with processor Puppet::Reports::Store

This code seems to work for other software, but just not for Python. I am running the command prompt as an administrator.

Is there something different about Python's installer? Why can't Puppet set the install directory for Python 3?

This appears to be a problem with Windows permissions rather than the puppet agent. Try running it with `--debug` option. — shruti1810, May 15 '15 at 19:04
Added output from `--debug`. I don't see any errors or anything else strange. — Thunderforge, May 15 '15 at 19:10
Still `C:/Python34`. You can see on the second line of the output that it was intended to be `C:/bin/Python34` — Thunderforge, May 15 '15 at 19:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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Puppet uses msiexec to install python. To set up installation directory provide TARGETDIR instead of INSTALLDIR. Please follow the link for further explanation.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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answered May 15 '15 at 19:26

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Unable to set install directory for Python 3 using Puppet

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