Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-11 Thread alvin . hacopian
On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:18:53 AM UTC-8, Benoit Izac wrote: > Terry Reedy writes: > > >>> Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it > >>> with Cygwin? I'm not implying that you shouldn't, just offhand I don't > >>> see a reason for it. > >> > >> I do it becau

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-11 Thread Benoit Izac
Terry Reedy writes: >>> Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it >>> with Cygwin? I'm not implying that you shouldn't, just offhand I don't >>> see a reason for it. >> >> I do it because it's easier to install third party packages, those that >> need an external library

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-11 Thread Benoit Izac
Terry Reedy writes: >>> Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it >>> with Cygwin? I'm not implying that you shouldn't, just offhand I don't >>> see a reason for it. >> >> I do it because it's easier to install third party packages, those that >> need an external library

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-11 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 11/02/2016 07:46, blindanag...@nowhere.net wrote: On 10/02/2016 23:05, Mike S wrote: On 2/10/2016 5:05 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: [snip] Have you seen this? http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/set-up-python-windows/ I have now, but I'm perfectly happy with the free versions of Visual S

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-11 Thread Mike S via Python-list
On 2/10/2016 11:46 PM, blindanag...@nowhere.net wrote: On 10/02/2016 23:05, Mike S wrote: On 2/10/2016 5:05 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: [snip] Have you seen this? http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/set-up-python-windows/ I have now, but I'm perfectly happy with the free versions of Visual

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-10 Thread blindanagram
On 10/02/2016 23:05, Mike S wrote: > On 2/10/2016 5:05 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: [snip] >>> Have you seen this? >>> http://www.davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/set-up-python-windows/ >>> >> >> I have now, but I'm perfectly happy with the free versions of Visual >> Studio. [snip] > I don't see any refer

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-10 Thread Mike S via Python-list
On 2/10/2016 5:05 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: On 10/02/2016 03:39, Mike S via Python-list wrote: On 2/9/2016 7:26 PM, Larry Hudson wrote: On 02/09/2016 08:41 AM, Fillmore wrote: Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 for that matter). The command will hang and

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-10 Thread Terry Reedy
On 2/10/2016 4:26 PM, Benoit Izac wrote: Larry Hudson writes: Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it with Cygwin? I'm not implying that you shouldn't, just offhand I don't see a reason for it. I do it because it's easier to install third party packages, those th

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-10 Thread Benoit Izac
Larry Hudson writes: >> Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or >> Python 2.7 for that matter). >> The command will hang and nothing happens. > > Just curious... > > Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it > with Cygwin? I'm not implying that yo

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-10 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 10/02/2016 03:39, Mike S via Python-list wrote: On 2/9/2016 7:26 PM, Larry Hudson wrote: On 02/09/2016 08:41 AM, Fillmore wrote: Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 for that matter). The command will hang and nothing happens. Just curious... Since

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Mike S via Python-list
On 2/9/2016 7:26 PM, Larry Hudson wrote: On 02/09/2016 08:41 AM, Fillmore wrote: Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 for that matter). The command will hang and nothing happens. Just curious... Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Larry Hudson via Python-list
On 02/09/2016 08:41 AM, Fillmore wrote: Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 for that matter). The command will hang and nothing happens. Just curious... Since Python runs natively in Windows, why are you trying to run it with Cygwin? I'm not implying t

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Fillmore
On 2/9/2016 4:47 PM, Fillmore wrote: On 2/9/2016 3:30 PM, alvin.hacop...@gmail.com wrote: When you run the cygwin installer you have the option of installing 2.7 > and 3.2.5, by default it will install 2.7 and 3.2 together. > After running the installer run whereis python and use the altern

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Fillmore
On 2/9/2016 3:30 PM, alvin.hacop...@gmail.com wrote: When you run the cygwin installer you have the option of installing 2.7 > and 3.2.5, by default it will install 2.7 and 3.2 together. > After running the installer run whereis python and use the alternatives > to change it or use python3 ins

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread alvin . hacopian
On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 12:20:06 PM UTC-8, Fillmore wrote: > On 2/9/2016 2:29 PM, alvin.hacop...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > $ ls -l /usr/bin/python > > rm /usr/bin/python > > > > $ ln -s /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python3.2m.exe > > > > $ /usr/bin/python --version > > Python 3.2.5 > > > >

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Fillmore
On 2/9/2016 2:29 PM, alvin.hacop...@gmail.com wrote: $ ls -l /usr/bin/python rm /usr/bin/python $ ln -s /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/python3.2m.exe $ /usr/bin/python --version Python 3.2.5 $ pydoc modules Still no luck (: ~ $ python --version Python 3.5.1 ~ $ python (..hangs indefinitel

Re: Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread alvin . hacopian
On Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 8:41:43 AM UTC-8, Fillmore wrote: > Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 > for that matter). > The command will hang and nothing happens. > > A cursory search on the net reveals many possibilities, which might mean a lot > of t

Cygwin and Python3

2016-02-09 Thread Fillmore
Hi, I am having a hard time making my Cygwin run Python 3.5 (or Python 2.7 for that matter). The command will hang and nothing happens. A cursory search on the net reveals many possibilities, which might mean a lot of trial and error, which I would very much like to avoid. Any suggestions on h