New submission from Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com>:
On the downloader page, http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/ there is an entry "•Windows X86-64 MSI Installer" that links to http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/python-2.7.2.amd64.msi Running this installer succeeds and show messages that a 64-bit version of Python is being installed; however, running Python shows that only a 32-bit version is being run despite a welcome message stating that a 64-bit version is being run: C:\Python27>python Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 14:24:46) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win 32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> sys.maxint 2147483647 ---------- assignee: loewis components: Installation messages: 152827 nosy: loewis, rhettinger priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Windows 64-bit installer actually installing a 32-bit version versions: Python 2.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue13965> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
