I believe that the new default location addresses your first question: the 64-bit will install in c:/Program Files/Pythonxx and the 32-bit in c:/Program Files (x86)/Pythonxx (at least this has been my standard practice for several years).
Eric On Jan 4, 2015 7:03 AM, "Paul Moore" <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 3 January 2015 at 23:34, Steve Dower <steve.do...@microsoft.com> wrote: > > I've put together a short post showing where I've been taking the > Windows installer for Python 3.5, since I know there are interested people > on this list who will have valuable feedback. > > > > http://stevedower.id.au/blog/the-python-3-5-installer/ > > > > Nothing is merged in yet and everything can still change, so I'm keen to > hear whatever feedback people have. I've tried to make improvements fairly > for first-time users through to sysadmins, but if I've missed something big > I'd like to hear about it before we get too close to alpha 1. > > Overall, this looks good. One question - will it be possible to > install both 32-bit and 64-bit Python on the same machine? Currently, > you need a custom install to do this (as the default directory doesn't > include the architecture) and IIRC there's some oddness around install > order. It would be nice if installing both versions were a supported > option, both for the "default" install and in custom installs. > > Also, what happens now with setting PATH? Is Python (and the scripts > directory) added to PATH by default? If so, what happens when you > install 2 versions of Python? > > In case it's not clear, I'm thinking of the impact on build machines, > which often have multiple versions, in both 32- and 64-bit forms, > installed simultaneously (but can also be used as a "normal" > development machine, and for that purpose will want a selected Python > version as the default one. > > Also, how does the launcher py.exe fit into the picture? Is it still > installed into the Windows directory? What about for a user install? > Are Python scripts associated with the launcher, and if so, how does > it pick up the version you selected as default? > > (Sorry, that was more than one question :-)) > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/ericfahlgren%40gmail.com >
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