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Expand Up @@ -272,6 +272,25 @@ New runtime versions may be added using ``py install``. One or more tags may be
specified, and the special tag ``default`` may be used to select the default.
Ranges are not supported for installation.

CPython publishes multiple runtime variants. For most users,
``PythonCore`` is recommended and provides the standard CPython runtime.

``PythonTest`` includes the standard runtime together with the test suite
and debugging symbols. It is intended for contributors or users who need
these additional files for testing or debugging Python.

``PythonEmbed`` provides a minimal embeddable distribution for
applications that bundle Python rather than for interactive use.

To see the available runtime variants, run::

py list --online

To install a specific variant, include it in the tag passed to
``py install``::

py install PythonTest\3.14

The ``--source=<URL>`` option allows overriding the online index that is used to
obtain runtimes. This may be used with an offline index, as shown in
:ref:`pymanager-offline`.
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