Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-22 Thread Don Taylor
Fuzzyman wrote: > > It means installing a compiler (but I don't see a way around that) - > but this worked for me : > > http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/index.html > > So long as the module can be installed with distutils, the instuctions > there will work for you. Hefty downl

Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-22 Thread Thomas Heller
Don Taylor wrote: > I have Python 2.4.2 installed on a Windows XP machine. > > There is an application that I want to use that refuses to install > unless I have Python 2.3.x installed. (The only way that I can install > this is to use it's .exe installer) > > Can I install two versions of Pyt

Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-22 Thread Fuzzyman
Don Taylor wrote: > Fuzzyman wrote: > > > A lot of 'exe' installers are special types of zip archvies. You might > > be able to open it using winzip or winrar and do a manual install. > > Interesting suggestion that would never have occured to me. One of the > unzippers I tried (IZArc) did show m

Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-22 Thread Don Taylor
Fuzzyman wrote: > A lot of 'exe' installers are special types of zip archvies. You might > be able to open it using winzip or winrar and do a manual install. Interesting suggestion that would never have occured to me. One of the unzippers I tried (IZArc) did show me a directory of the contents,

Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-21 Thread Fuzzyman
Don Taylor wrote: > I have Python 2.4.2 installed on a Windows XP machine. > > There is an application that I want to use that refuses to install > unless I have Python 2.3.x installed. (The only way that I can install > this is to use it's .exe installer) > > Can I install two versions of Python

Re: Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-20 Thread Larry Bates
Don Taylor wrote: > I have Python 2.4.2 installed on a Windows XP machine. > > There is an application that I want to use that refuses to install > unless I have Python 2.3.x installed. (The only way that I can install > this is to use it's .exe installer) > > Can I install two versions of Pytho

Newbie question: Multiple installations of Python on Windows machines

2006-02-20 Thread Don Taylor
I have Python 2.4.2 installed on a Windows XP machine. There is an application that I want to use that refuses to install unless I have Python 2.3.x installed. (The only way that I can install this is to use it's .exe installer) Can I install two versions of Python on Windows, and if so is the