Hi guys, my first post to the list with a question rather than a response in a few years, I think :)
(NOTE: I solved my question while writing this e-mail, I'm just mailing this to the list for future users now) I'm running Windows 7 64-bit. I currently have 3 python installs. First I installed the 64-bit version of Python 2.6 to C:\Python26, then realized that it doesn't have as much lib support. Then I installed the 32-bit version to C:\Python26x86 Everything worked fine after this (installs, etc. all went to the proper site-packages.) Then I installed Panda3D and normally it doesn't hijack your Python install but I guess in this case I accidentally told it to become default. Now, when I try to run an installer, it finds the Panda3D Python first. I'm getting really frustrated because I can't figure out why it's finding the Panda3D Python. I don't understand how the multiple version precedence works. In my registry, HKLM / SOFTWARE / Python, all I have is PythonCore/2.6 and all references in here (PythonPath, InstallPath, etc. etc.) all reference the FIRST python install (C:\Python26) My PATH environment variable is: C:\Users\rabidpoobear>echo %path% C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Connectivity Solution\;C:\Python26x86\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\ Common;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin; C:\python26x86;C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz2.26.3\bin;C:\jython2.5.1;C:\Panda3D-1.7.0\bin the Panda3D bin directory does NOT contain a python.exe, it only contains panda3d stuff. The Panda3d python install is in C:\Panda3D-1.7.0\python I cannot find any references to the Panda3D python install ANYWHERE. Yet anytime I try to run an installer, it tries to install there. And the stupid "helpful" python installers that auto-find the directory do not let you change it. They make the (faulty) assumption that they're correct. ----------------- I figured out the solution, I just did a Find on my entire registry and found C:\Panda3D-1.7.0 in HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.6\InstallPath . After some investigation it seems that the special Wow6432Node has to do with 64-bit versions of Windows running 32-bit versions of Python. So the lesson we've learned today is that your 64-bit Python install path should will be where it normally is (HKLM\Software\Python\PythonCore\version\InstallPath) but your 32-bit path will be in that special WowNode directory. Hope that helps someone in the future, -Luke _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
