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Struggling with AI/ML and Python installation on MSSQL2025 GA
I swear that i did not have any issues installing AI/ML on CTP2.1, don't believe i tried it on RC0 or RC1, but gosh is installing python, R difficult on GA! wow ! Can Microsoft or some good soul ple...
Microsoft stopped bundling Python (and R/Java) with the install. So even if you enable the ML features, you still have to install your own compatible Python runtime (like 3.10), and then make sure Launchpad and external script execution are enabled before anything will run.