On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Antoine Pitrou <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm not a Windows user, but I suppose it boils down to whether people are > comfortable with the command-line or not (which even many Windows /developers/ > aren't). Since having GUIs for everything is part of the Windows philosophy, > it's a fair expectation that Python libraries come with graphical Windows > installers.
MSIs aren't only about the GUI; they're also about management. For instance, an MSI can be pushed out to clients using Active Directory. This simplifies not only initial deployment but also subsequent updates -- particularly when you're dealing with many clients. -- Curt Hagenlocher [email protected] _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
