David, Thanks for the link. I'd scanned but skipped it because it was "third-party". This time I started following some of the links and finally found the link for distutils: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute#installation-instructions. Works like a charm.
Thanks for pointing me back to that link - I was clearly too hasty dismissing it during my so-called "due diligence". 8-P Dick Bridges (\(\ Western Digital ¸". .. ( . .) The opinions and data in this missive are my own and do not necessarily | ° ¡ represent Western Digital positions, strategies, or opinions. ¿ ; c?".UJ" Glenda: http://glenda.cat-v.org/gallery/ > -----Original Message----- > From: David Robinow [mailto:drobi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 3:25 PM > To: Dick Bridges > Cc: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: setuptools for 64-bit 2.7.1 on 64-bit Windows 7? > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Dick Bridges <dick.brid...@wdc.com> > wrote: > > Simple question: Is it true that no setuptools (or any other module > > installer) exists for 64-bit python 2.7.1? If there is an installer > that > > works, what terms might I use to Google for information on how to > acquire > > and install it? > Doesn't the installer at > http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ > work? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list