>>>> I've been editing a tutorial one of my coworkers wrote that targets new Python users on Windows. From my findings, the grass is not greener.
I've been using WinPython for a few years. It's the closest thing to "just works" that I've found, and non-programming colleagues have been able to install it successfully.
Because it works almost like an isolated "container," it's also possible to test your code on a clean install of WinPython to make sure it will run on someone else's computer before you share it.
I don't know the technical difference between WinPython and a true container, but you can have multiple WinPython installs on one machine, and they don't interfere with one another, or with a pre-existing mainstream Python installation on the same PC. So you can share your stuff without worrying about screwing up someone else's stuff.
I've been using WinPython for a few years. It's the closest thing to "just works" that I've found, and non-programming colleagues have been able to install it successfully.
Because it works almost like an isolated "container," it's also possible to test your code on a clean install of WinPython to make sure it will run on someone else's computer before you share it.
I don't know the technical difference between WinPython and a true container, but you can have multiple WinPython installs on one machine, and they don't interfere with one another, or with a pre-existing mainstream Python installation on the same PC. So you can share your stuff without worrying about screwing up someone else's stuff.