Steven Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Ivan-- > >>> If I have installed 2.3.5 from the python.org Windows installer, can >>> any one point me to a run-time way to identify whether I'm running on >>> a 32-bit vs. 64-bit version of Windows XP, given that Python itself was >>> built on/for a 32-bit system? >> >> I really don't think it matters too much which one you have, I have >> 64 bit and it works fine. > > Yes, the same Python executable and code works just fine on both systems, > but I need to do different things (in this case, invoke a different > compiler with a different set of compiler options) based on whether or > not I'm building on a 32-bit or 64-bit system.
Use ctypes (sic!), or write a binary extension, and call IsWow64Process. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/win64/win64/running_32_bit_applications.asp Thomas -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
