The Windows Python installer is retiring, which is quietly a good thing

The other day, I saw a news headline that said: "Python's full Windows installer to retire" I don't often see personified ...
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Problems Installing Python on Windows 8 due to prior suspended install

I'm attempting to install the latest version of Python on my Windows 8 PC and am running into the following problem - I get an error which says the follows: An ...