Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-22 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
Bryan Olson wrote: > The O.P. has a 64-bit Athlon processor, but is running a 32-bit > OS. The processor emulates its 32-bit predecessor in "legacy > mode", so 32-bit software runs. Ah, of course. Thanks for all replies! :) Regards, Björn -- BOFH excuse #13: we're waiting for [the phone co

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-22 Thread Bryan Olson
Bjoern Schliessmann wrote: > Christophe wrote: > >> To be exact, you need a 64bit Windows OS on a 64bit cpu. > > Is there a reason that can be explained in a less-than-2-KB > posting? :) I mean why Python depends on the processor type that > much. The 64-bit version of Python is compiled for 64-

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Bjoern Schliessmann schrieb: >> To be exact, you need a 64bit Windows OS on a 64bit cpu. > > Is there a reason that can be explained in a less-than-2-KB > posting? :) I mean why Python depends on the processor type that > much. In the AMD-64 package, python.exe, python25.dll etc are declared (by

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread John Machin
Bjoern Schliessmann wrote: > Christophe wrote: > > > To be exact, you need a 64bit Windows OS on a 64bit cpu. > > Is there a reason that can be explained in a less-than-2-KB > posting? :) I mean why Python depends on the processor type that > much. > Python doesn't depend on the processor type in

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Christophe
Bjoern Schliessmann a écrit : > Christophe wrote: > >> To be exact, you need a 64bit Windows OS on a 64bit cpu. > > Is there a reason that can be explained in a less-than-2-KB > posting? :) I mean why Python depends on the processor type that > much. > > Regards, Easy : a 64bit version of Windo

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Bjoern Schliessmann
Christophe wrote: > To be exact, you need a 64bit Windows OS on a 64bit cpu. Is there a reason that can be explained in a less-than-2-KB posting? :) I mean why Python depends on the processor type that much. Regards, Björn -- BOFH excuse #52: Smell from unhygienic janitorial staff wrecked t

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Brendan
Thanks. Christophe wrote: > Brendan a écrit : > > Hello, > > I just tried to use the Windows XP installer for Python 2.5 AMD64 but I > > get the error message: "Installation package not supported by processor > > type" > > > > I am running Windows XP Pro on an AMD Athon 64 Processor. > > > > Do I

Re: Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Christophe
Brendan a écrit : > Hello, > I just tried to use the Windows XP installer for Python 2.5 AMD64 but I > get the error message: "Installation package not supported by processor > type" > > I am running Windows XP Pro on an AMD Athon 64 Processor. > > Do I need to have a 64-bit OS to use this versio

Python 2.5 WinXP AMD64

2006-09-21 Thread Brendan
Hello, I just tried to use the Windows XP installer for Python 2.5 AMD64 but I get the error message: "Installation package not supported by processor type" I am running Windows XP Pro on an AMD Athon 64 Processor. Do I need to have a 64-bit OS to use this version? -- http://mail.python.org/mai