Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-06 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> SciTE doesn't do that, in the default configuration it just uses > whatever is called "pythonw" on the path, for running files having a .py > or .pyw suffix. I see. By default, Python does not put itself onto PATH. Does that mean that SciTE cannot run Python scripts in the default installation?

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-06 Thread Colin J. Williams
Glenn Linderman wrote: On approximately 12/1/2008 11:29 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of Martin v. Löwis: It would be nice if the ftypes were version specific as created by the installer; IIRC, I created the above three from the ftype Python.File as I installed each version

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-05 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Glenn Linderman wrote: > I'm unaware of it needing to handle multiple extensions > from the command line or via double clicking in Explorer, so was > exploiting the extra level of indirection to save typing, and make the > command simpler to remember. Python *does* provide multiple useful extensio

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-04 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 12/4/2008 5:29 AM, came the following characters from the keyboard of Colin J. Williams: Glenn Linderman wrote: The equivalent of those commands is available via Windows Explorer, Tools / Folder Options, File Types, scroll-scroll-scroll your way to .py, Click Advanced, fidd

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-04 Thread Colin J. Williams
Glenn Linderman wrote: The equivalent of those commands is available via Windows Explorer, Tools / Folder Options, File Types, scroll-scroll-scroll your way to .py, Click Advanced, fiddle, copy paste apply, and other twaddle. Yes, but what's needed is a further level of indirection. Curre

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-03 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 12/3/2008 8:51 AM, came the following characters from the keyboard of Colin J. Williams: Martin v. Löwis wrote: What changes are made to the registry? For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source tree. I have scanned the file: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-03 Thread Colin J. Williams
Martin v. Löwis wrote: What changes are made to the registry? For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source tree. I have scanned the file: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k/Tools/msi/msi.py I don't find anything that addresses this issue. Read the add_registry fu

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Jason Scheirer
On Dec 1, 4:49 pm, "Colin J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could anyone please point me to > documentation on the way the msi > installer handles multiple versions eg. > Python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0? > > What changes are made to the registry? > > Is there some way to specify a default > version

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread MVP
Hi! Multiple versions of Python is possible (example: Python standard + Python by OOo). But, multiple versions of Python+PyWin32 is not possible. Suggestion: use VirtualBox or Virtual-PC. @-salutations -- Michel Claveau -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Using a right click, one can open any .py file with say SciTe. Within > SciTe, one can Run the current file. > > It would be good to have the appropriate version (my use of "default") > preselected. I don't know how SciTe choses the version of Python to run. In the sense in why you use the wor

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Colin J. Williams
Martin v. Löwis wrote: What changes are made to the registry? For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source tree. I have scanned the file: http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k/Tools/msi/msi.py I don't find anything that addresses this issue. Read the add_registry fun

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Martin v. Löwis
>>> What changes are made to the registry? >> >> For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source tree. > > I have scanned the file: > http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k/Tools/msi/msi.py > > I don't find anything that addresses this issue. Read the add_registry function.

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Colin J. Williams
Martin v. Löwis wrote: Could anyone please point me to documentation on the way the msi installer handles multiple versions eg. Python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0? I don't think that is documented anywhere. What changes are made to the registry? For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> OK, Issue 4485 created. My first one, so let me know if I goofed. I > elaborated a bit from the original email, upon reflection. Seemed > useful, but also seemed complex by the time I got done. Looks about right to me. > I don't really have a clue what the uninstaller should do with these; >

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-02 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 12/1/2008 11:29 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of Martin v. Löwis: It would be nice if the ftypes were version specific as created by the installer; IIRC, I created the above three from the ftype Python.File as I installed each version. That's a good i

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-01 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> It would be nice if the ftypes were version specific as created by the > installer; IIRC, I created the above three from the ftype Python.File as > I installed each version. That's a good idea; please submit a wish list item to bugs.python.org. There may be issues (such as people relying on this

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-01 Thread Glenn Linderman
On approximately 12/1/2008 11:05 PM, came the following characters from the keyboard of Martin v. Löwis: Is there some way to specify a default version in such a way that it can be changed as necessary? What do you mean by "default version"? There is the version that is associated with th

Re: Multiple Versions of Python on Windows XP

2008-12-01 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Could anyone please point me to documentation on the way the msi > installer handles multiple versions eg. Python 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0? I don't think that is documented anywhere. > What changes are made to the registry? For a complete list, see Tools/msi/msi.py in the source tree. > Is there some