New submission from Peter Santoro: It appears that installation order matters when installing both 32bit and 64bit versions of Python. If you install the 32bit version first, the 64bit version will uninstall the 32bit version. Here are the steps I used:
1. Starting point (Windows 7 64bit with latest MS patches): Python 3.3.5 32bit (c:\bin32\python33, required for support of older systems that will be upgraded to 3.4.3 when it's available) Python 3.4.1 32bit (c:\bin32\python34) Python 3.4.1 64bit (c:\bin\python34, included in PATH) 2. Uninstalled Python 3.4.1 32bit - ran as expected Python 3.4.1 64bit - ran as expected 3. Attempted Install (32bit install before 64bit install) Python 3.4.2 32bit (c:\bin32\python34) - ran as expected Python 3.4.2 64bit (c:\bin\python34) - install dialog had red warning message at top stating that previous version will be uninstalled; if you continue, the 64bit install deletes the Python 3.4.2 32bit install 4. Work around installation order (64bit install before 32bit install): Python 3.4.2 64bit (c:\bin\python34) - ran as expected Python 3.4.2 32bit (c:\bin32\python34) - ran as expected Notes: I've reported other strange issues with multiple versions of python installed, but they were deemed different than the original reported bug and were not further discussed. It's quite possible that the combination of python versions installed/uninstalled over time on this system has caused some bad/unexpected/untested state (e.g. Windows registry entries). ---------- components: Installation messages: 233131 nosy: pe...@psantoro.net priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: installation order of 32bit and 64bit python seems to matter type: behavior versions: Python 3.4 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue23120> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
