Ben Sizer schrieb: > Gabriel Genellina wrote: > >> Notice that there is NO need to alter the system path. You just have >> to tell Windows where python.exe resides; there is a per-application >> path located at >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths. >> In order to launch Python just writing "python" at the command >> prompt, the installer should -instead of playing with the system >> path- create a new key below App Paths, named "python.exe", and set >> its default value to the full path of the installed python executable. >> See >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/fileassociations/fa_perceived_types.asp > >>From what I can tell, that is solely for file associations. If so, it > will work if you type "setup.py install" but not if you type "python > setup.py install". For instance, I have an entry for Firefox in that > part of the registry, but if you try executing "firefox" at the command > line, it fails.
Not really. It's for ShellExecute, which is used for the 'run' entry in the start menu, or when you type 'start firefox' from the command line. Thomas -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
