steve.ferg.bitbuc...@gmail.com wrote: > I'm looking for tips on installing and running Python version 2.6 and > version 3.0 together on same Windows machine. > > I'd like to install both 2.6 and 3.0 together on the same Windows > (Vista) machine, so I can test programs under both versions. > > Is it possible to install both versions on the same Windows machine in > such a way that they are both asily available and don't interfere with > one another? I'm concerned, for example, that if I install both, the > second installation will over-write some Python entry in the registry. > > I'd like something fairly simple -- I will be sharing this information > with others in my workgroup for whom virtualenv is not an option. > > I googled around, but couldn't find anything that seemed to address > this specific question. If anybody knows of a URL with this > information (a "2 to 3 Conversion FAQs"?) that would be great. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > It's easy - the registry isn't used except to associate files. The associations are made with the most-recently-installed version.
I currently have 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0 on my Windows machine. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list