On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 1:11 PM, Michael Smolen <8smo...@tds.net> wrote: > Zach and friends: > I am beginning to learn how to install something like Linux Mint on an old > box from about 2006. That will be my programming machine for Python and > Perl. I can't abandon XP because other projects are in process and my old > brain can't handle converting everything at this time. Progress is great > until it passes you long ago, then you just have to stay afloat. Gulp, gulp, > gulp... thanks. > mike > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Ware" > <zachary.ware+pyl...@gmail.com> > To: <python-list@python.org> > Cc: "Michael Smolen" <8smo...@tds.net> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 11:19 AM > Subject: Re: Setting up Python WinXP > > > > Hi Michael, > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Michael Smolen <8smo...@tds.net> wrote: >> >> Folks: >> I can't wait to start programming with Python. > > > Welcome to Python! > >> However, I am having difficulty installing on my XP operating system. > > > This unsolicited advice is rather beside the point, but I would highly > recommend moving away from XP if you have any say in the matter. > Linux Mint (or other distro of your choice) is easy to install and > use, is free in whatever sense of the word you'd like to use, and will > be much more secure than XP, which is no longer supported by Microsoft > (this is why it's not supported by Python 3.5+, either). An upgrade > to a newer version of Windows is also a good idea, but more costly. > >> I downloaded Python-3.4.5ci > > > I'm not sure what you mean by 3.4.5ci; do you mean 3.4.5rc1? 3.4.5rc1 > is pre-release software; 3.4.5 will be released in a week or so. > However, it won't include binary installers for Windows since Python > 3.4 is now in security-fix-only mode. > >> as that seems like the version that will run on my operating system. The >> latest version will not as per mention on the website. I downloaded the >> compacted version (*.tar), converted it to a *.tgz and extracted the >> software into a folder Python-3.4.5ci. That subdirectory contains numerous >> files (11) and 13 subdirectories. The README file states that "On Windows, >> see PCbuild/readme.txt.". That link was not found. >> >> So, I am clueless on what I need to do to successfully install Python3.4 >> on my computer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > > If you're stuck with XP, stick with Python 3.4.4, and download the > installer from here: > https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.4/python-3.4.4.msi > > Hope this helps, > -- > Zach > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Linux works well on old machines. However, Lubuntu is a scaled down Ubuntu version designed to run on older hardware (the GUI isn't as fancy). and I am using it on a dell from 2008 with 4gigs ram. Works fine. You can download the image and burn to cd or usb stick -- whichever your machine will allow you to boot from. You'll be up in an hour or so -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com/blog http://cc-baseballstats.info/stats/birthdays -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
