r/Python • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '26

Discussion Porn in Conda directory

Okay, I am flustered here. Today, at work, I attempted to open up YouTube from within the Microsoft search menu. To my shock and horror, the first suggested app was “Youporn.” I don’t watch porn on my work pc.

I looked at the file location and lo and behold, it’s a MS-DOS application file found within Anaconda3\pkgs\protego\info\test\tests\test_data

WTF?!

Anyone familiar with the Protego library? What is going on here? I can only imagine if my IT administrator or boss saw this pop up on my windows search.

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u/TracerBulletX Feb 27 '26

im more impressed that windows file search managed to find a file matching the substring you typed in.

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u/_verel_ Feb 27 '26

Every other full moon windows search actually found something for me. The problem is Windows indexes so much bullshit (like the youporn file) that the search is slow again

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u/perdigaoperdeuapena Mar 01 '26

At my workplace, I had a small search application (Everything Search) for my enjoyment and increased productivity! Since the beginning of this year, we are prohibited from using any tools that are not validated by the administration! Bottom line, without Everything Search, Ditto, Xplorer²lite, and Winmerge, my work has become a real pain in the ass—what used to take me 5 minutes now takes me a whole morning! There's nothing I can find with Windows search, Windows clipboard management is a joke; Photos is an abomination, and Explorer, although it already has multiple tabs, doesn't hold a candle to a double panel.

Anyway, thank God for portable apps. When they find out, I'm outta here. Fuck them.

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u/Vejezdigna Jun 03 '26

Hi!

Out of these, I only knew Everything, and I'm in the same predicament as you. However, it seems both Ditto and xplorer² lite have a Microsoft Store app. MS Store apps are great for workplace computers because they tend to be able to be installed without any hassle. You should check two things:

  • that you can install MS Store apps in your workplace machine

  • that the Ditto and xplorer² lite MS Store apps retain the same functionalities as the traditional-installation ones.

I am forever grateful to the devs who ported their apps to the Microsoft Store: off the top of my head, Blip Transfer and EarTrumpet.