If you use the web2py binary distribution it comes with its own python. It does not install it. It stays in the web2py folder. It is like a portable version of python. If you wish you use your existing python version, you must run from source.
On Nov 21, 5:06 pm, Robert Shaver <robert.l.sha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am having exactly the same problem. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit. I searched > my disk for Python and found 6,647 occurrences of the word. From the > various names on the files I believe that I have versions 2.5, 2.6.1 and > 2.6.6 as a result of installing web2py, OpenOffice, InkScape and Blender. > > So when I clicked on the web2py.exe, what exactly did it do? Did it install > Python 2.5 somewhere? (I found python25.dll in my download directory but > not inside of the web2py folder.) Did it modify the Windows registry? Did > it change any environment variables like "path"? Does it move any of the > files or all they all *installed *in place? > > Once I clean up I think I'll try the source version. > > Peace, > > Rob:-]
