On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:58:38 -0800 (GMT-08:00), Suzanne Berger <tang...@mindspring.com> wrote: > I experimented with various releases of pyqt in order to determine which > versions would be compatible with different versions of software that we > use (Maya & Mobu 2011 and 2012). I am going to have to install at least 2 > different versions of PyQt on all laptops in our department. We cannot pull > modules from server. I am seeking advice related to doing multiple > installations of PyQt on 1 computer. We use Windows 7 64-bit. (we can't > bundle using py2exe either) > > 1) Does PyQt installers change windows registry?
Yes - PATH. It writes other keys but they should include the version number so there is no clash. > 2) I noticed that after my 1st PyQt package install, subsequent installers > squawked on multiple PyQt installlations. I chose separate folders directly > under C drive to contain different versions. > > 3) I moved my initial PyQt installation from C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages > to directly under C drive. If I want to uninstall this package, should I > first move it back to initial location ? Yes. > 4) One of the PyQt installers that I used, > PyQt-Py2.6-gpl-4.6-snapshot-20090810-1.exe, completely wiped out my PATH > environment variable and replaced it with that PyQt's bin directory instead > of appending. I managed to restore important paths so my computer seems to > be working ok, but I'm concerned about using this installer on other > peoples laptops. Is it acceptable to simply copy entire installed PyQt > package to other workstations. I would save in same location on C drive. I don't know what installer that is - I don't create installers for snapshots. > 5) The other installer that I will be using: PyQt-Py2.6-gpl-4.7.3-1.exe Phil _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt
