5 is the best solution, followed by 2 and 3. On Sep 22, 2011 11:02 PM, "Steven D'Aprano" < steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > Chris Withers wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Is there a way to install python on a locked down Windows desktop? >> (ie: no compilers, no admin rights, etc) > > (1) Bribe or blackmail the fascist system administrator. > > (2) Hack into the system with any of dozens of unpatched vulnerabilities > that will give you admin rights. > > (3) Sneak into the office at 3 in the morning and replace the desktop with > an identical machine which you have admin rights to. > > (4) Guess the admin password -- it's not hard, most fascist system > administrators can't remember words with more than four letters, so the > password is probably something like "passw" or, if he's being especially > cunning, "drows". > > (5) "Accidentally" install Linux on the machine and use that instead. > > (6) Take hostages. > > (7) If all else fails, as an absolute last resort, simply run the Windows > installer as a regular, unprivileged user, after selecting the option for a > Non-Admin Install under Advanced Options first. You could also try the > ActivePython installer. > > http://www.richarddooling.com/index.php/2006/03/14/python-on-xp-7-minutes-to-hello-world/ > http://diveintopython.org/installing_python/windows.html > > > > -- > Steven > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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