On 19 February 2012 03:09, Mark Hammond <mhamm...@skippinet.com.au> wrote: > Thanks for the note Paul, but did you also mean to CC python-dev?
Yes, I did, sorry. > > On 18/02/2012 9:15 PM, Paul Moore wrote: >> >> On 18 February 2012 05:24, Mark Hammond<skippy.hamm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm wondering what thoughts are on PEP 397, the Python launcher for >>> Windows. >>> I've been using the implementation for a number of months now and I find >>> it >>> incredibly useful. >> >> >> I use it all the time. It's extremely useful, and I wouldn't be without >> it. >> >> [OT: One interesting property I find useful - if you put an alias >> "vpython=python.exe" in the ini file (no path to Python) then >> #!vpython picks up whatever Python is on PATH - this can be very >> useful if you use virtualenvs a lot and want to run a script with the >> current virtualenv] >> >>> Thoughts or comments? >> >> >> IIRC, one question was how to manage multiple installs - if I install >> Python 3.3 and 3.4, both of which install py.exe, and then uninstall >> one, what happens to py.exe. What if I then uninstall the second? >> Reference count the launcher? >> >> If it were possible to package up the launcher installer with the >> Python installer, but then install it as a separate item, that might >> be best (it's what MS products seem to do a lot - install one, get ten >> extra - I don't like the way MS do it, but it seems appropriate here). >> This would also allow python.org to host a standalone version of the >> installer which could be installed seamlessly for older versions. >> >> Paul > > _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com