On 26.01.2017 23:09, Random832 wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017, at 11:21, Paul Moore wrote: >> On a similar note, I always get caught out by the fact that the >> Windows default download is the 32-bit version. Are we not yet at a >> point where a sufficient majority of users have 64-bit machines, and >> 32-bit should be seen as a "specialist" choice? > > I'm actually surprised it doesn't detect it, especially since it does > detect Windows. > > (I bet fewer people have supported 32-bit windows versions than have > Windows XP.)
I think you have to differentiate a bit more between having a 64-bit OS and running 64-bit applications. Many applications on Windows are still 32-bit applications and unless you process large amounts of data, a 32-bit Python system is well worth using. In some cases, it's even needed, e.g. if you have to use an extension which links to a 32-bit library. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Jan 26 2017) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> Python Database Interfaces ... http://products.egenix.com/ >>> Plone/Zope Database Interfaces ... http://zope.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs ::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ http://www.malemburg.com/ _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
