Thanks to Chris and Zachary, I shall retreat to Python 3.3
*pro tem* *Colin W.* On 18 July 2014 09:53, Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pyl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 8:29 AM, <cjwilliam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The version given on Python.org is "Python 3.4.1 (v3.4.1:c0e311e010fc, > May 18 2014, 10:45:13) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32". > > > > This question is prompted by difficulties installing PyScripter. What > does "on win32" mean in the above. I was using PyScripter on an AMD64 > processor with Python 2.7. Now, with an attempt to move to Python 3, I > have grief. > > > > How does one install "python-3.4.1.amd64-pdb"? > > > > I would welcome any advice. > > The problem there isn't "on win32", it's ".4" :). Unless I've just > missed the announcement PyScripter has not been updated to support > Python 3.4, and I haven't figured out a way to trick it into working. > However, PyScripter works fine with Python 3.3, and there were no > syntax changes between 3.3 and 3.4. What I have found to work fairly > well is to use PyScripter with 3.3, then test your program from a > command prompt with 3.4. > > For the record, all versions of CPython on Windows (not counting > anything relating to cygwin) are "on win32" regardless of the > bittedness of the processor or the interpreter. > > Hope this helps, > -- > Zach >
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