Actually, the installation README for Python recommends that the name
python.exe is used to avoid a clash with a HFS volume called python.
Adding a hard link to python.exe called python fixes it of course, and
makes it possible to invoke Python from the command line in the usual manner.
I'm also
Thanks to Joe, Greg David. Changing the name of the
python executable back from the recommended python.exe
to python let the mailman installation checks work.
(Sorry for the double post; a bounce message made me
think it hadn't gotten posted the first time.)
Now, I'm looking at security