On 10/2/20, Nipur Gupta <nipurbedazz...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've downloaded python 3.6.0 64 bits but whenever I try to open idle, it
Python 3.8 supports Windows 8.1, so, unless otherwise required, you should install the latest release of 64-bit Python 3.8, which is currently 3.8.6: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.6/python-3.8.6-amd64.exe The 3.6 branch is no longer maintained. If 3.6 is required, you should install 3.6.8, the last build that was released for Windows about two years ago: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.8/python-3.6.8-amd64.exe > doesn't open and displays error 0xc000007b. STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT (0xC000007B or -1073741701) is an NTSTATUS code from the native NT system beneath the Windows (Win32) API. Low-level status codes are observed for critical failures such as failing to initialize a process or an unhandled OS exception. STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT is from the system loader during process initialization. The executable file or a dependent DLL could be corrupt. Or the loader might be trying to load a 32-bit DLL in a 64-bit process, or vice versa. If the error persists after removing 3.6.0 and installing a newer release, then I would resolve the problem by running python.exe under a debugger with "loader snaps" enabled, which will show detailed debug messages from the loader. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
