Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Tim Golden
On 28/10/2015 10:20, Laura Creighton wrote: > In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:55:07 +, Tim Golden writes: >> I've just made the (I believe) uncontroversial change to: "Python on >> Windows" for the description. If Mark or anyone wants to extend it >> further, please go ahead. I don't believ

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:55:07 +, Tim Golden writes: >I've just made the (I believe) uncontroversial change to: "Python on >Windows" for the description. If Mark or anyone wants to extend it >further, please go ahead. I don't believe that wording around "all >versions of .. not only"

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Tim Golden
On 28/10/2015 09:45, Laura Creighton wrote: > In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:59:05 +1100, Mark Hammond writes: >> On 26/10/2015 10:07 AM, Laura Creighton wrote: >>> Can I suggest a mailing list name change to reflect 64 bit windows? >>> >>> python-windows would be my suggestion >> >> pyth

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:59:05 +1100, Mark Hammond writes: >On 26/10/2015 10:07 AM, Laura Creighton wrote: >> Can I suggest a mailing list name change to reflect 64 bit windows? >> >> python-windows would be my suggestion > >python-windows would be a better name, but I don't think i

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-27 Thread Mark Hammond
On 26/10/2015 10:07 AM, Laura Creighton wrote: Can I suggest a mailing list name change to reflect 64 bit windows? python-windows would be my suggestion python-windows would be a better name, but I don't think it is worth the disruption of changing the email address of the list. I think

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-26 Thread eryksun
On 10/26/15, Zachary Turner wrote: > > It's not that "many programmers still refer to Windows API as Win32", it's > that the Windows API itself has decided that that is what it is called. > When you #define _WIN32 in a C or C++ program using the Windows API, it > does not mean "this is a 32-bit ap

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-26 Thread Zachary Turner via python-win32
It's not that "many programmers still refer to Windows API as Win32", it's that the Windows API itself has decided that that is what it is called. When you #define _WIN32 in a C or C++ program using the Windows API, it does not mean "this is a 32-bit app", it means "I'm using the Windows API". Tha

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-25 Thread eryksun
On 10/25/15, Laura Creighton wrote: > > Can I suggest a mailing list name change to reflect 64 bit windows? > python-windows would be my suggestion I agree. This list is about programming in Python on Windows, so python-windows is an obvious name and one that a novice programmer can easily r

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-25 Thread JPL
r your help. v/s, Jim (giniajim) -Original Message- From: Laura Creighton Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2015 7:07 PM To: JPL Cc: Python email-list ; l...@openend.se Subject: Re: [python-win32] Windows 10 In a message of Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:40:43 -0400, "JPL" writes: Hi, Newbie

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-25 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:40:43 -0400, "JPL" writes: >Hi, > Newbie here, trying to determine a way ahead to get started with Python. >My computer (Dell laptop) runs Windows 10. Is there anything that would >keep me from using Python or something I should be aware of? > Thnx! >

[python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-25 Thread JPL
Hi, Newbie here, trying to determine a way ahead to get started with Python. My computer (Dell laptop) runs Windows 10. Is there anything that would keep me from using Python or something I should be aware of? Thnx! ___ My email server has b