Bugs item #1414612, was opened at 2006-01-25 15:25 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by loewis You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1414612&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Installation Group: Platform-specific >Status: Closed >Resolution: Wont Fix Priority: 5 Submitted By: Max M Rasmussen (maxmcorp) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Can only install 1 of each version of Python on Windows Initial Comment: It is not possible to install more than one version of Python 2.4 on a Windows machine with the current installer. First time The installer is used, it is fine. Next time I have tree options: Change, Repair & Remove. I need a "Install another instance" I work in Zope, and recently I have been developing in Zope 3. Zope 3 is installed under "site-packages". If I only need one Version of Zope 3, it is no problem. But if I need both 3.2 and the current trunk from subversion, I cannot do it, as I can only install one version of Zope 3.x per python. And with only one Python, that means I can only have one version of Zope 3.x. As far as I can figure out, this must be a general problem for different library version that must be tested on the same Python version. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2006-01-28 13:26 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 This is by the design of the Microsoft Windows installer. Each MSI file is identified by package code and product code. If you want to install the same package twice (in the same account), you have to change all UUIDs in the MSI package. I believe MSI "transforms" could help here. I'm closing this as "won't fix". If you still think this feature is necessary, please resubmit as a feature request (RFE). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one) Date: 2006-01-25 16:03 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=31435 You _can_ install a given Python version multiple times on Windows now, but to do so you need to set up a new account (which is easy) for each one, and do "just for me" (not "all users") installs of Python (and giving each a different installation directory). It can be a pain switching between accounts, but that's your only hope for short-term relief. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1414612&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
