Re: [python-win32] pyinstaller: failed to create process

2015-11-19 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:56:52 +0100, Ulli Horlacher writes: >I have to compile my Python scripts into standalone Windows executables >which I can give to Windows users without Python. >I use PyInstaller on Windows 7 for this task. >It runs without problems with Python 2.7.10 >But I am

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:55:07 +, Tim Golden writes: >I've just made the (I believe) uncontroversial change to: "Python on >Windows" for the description. If Mark or anyone wants to extend it >further, please go ahead. I don't believe that wording around "all >versions of .. not

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-28 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:59:05 +1100, Mark Hammond writes: >On 26/10/2015 10:07 AM, Laura Creighton wrote: >> Can I suggest a mailing list name change to reflect 64 bit windows? >> >> python-windows would be my suggestion > >python-windows would be a bet

Re: [python-win32] Windows 10

2015-10-25 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:40:43 -0400, "JPL" writes: >Hi, > Newbie here, trying to determine a way ahead to get started with Python. >My computer (Dell laptop) runs Windows 10. Is there anything that would >keep me from using Python or something I should be aware of? > Thnx!

[python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

2015-10-08 Thread Laura Creighton
Hi, I am one of the python.org webmasters. We get people -- often children who want to install python on their computers but don't know what OS they are running. Nearly all of these people are running Windows, though I did get somebody who was running FreeBSD the other day. :) Microsoft tells

Re: [python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

2015-10-08 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:52:11 +0200, Patrick Asselman writes: >> Microsoft tells you to do this: >> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/which-operating-system > >Clicking on a link is too much to ask? Or is the URL too long? >In that case I would suggest to use

Re: [python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

2015-10-08 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:03:23 +0200, Patrick Asselman writes: >On 2015-10-08 15:59, Laura Creighton wrote: >> In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:52:11 +0200, Patrick Asselman >> writes: >>>> Microsoft tells you to do this: >>>> http://wi

Re: [python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

2015-10-08 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:37:32 +0100, Tim Golden writes: >Windows + Pause/Break [*] will produce the system info window showing >the Windows version, including Service Pack, and bit-ness, for any >recent version of Windows. > >It does look slightly different on each version, but the

Re: [python-win32] Is there a _simple_ way to find out what version of Windows you are running?

2015-10-08 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:00:43 -0700, Tim Roberts writes: >Laura Creighton wrote: >> Wonderful. Now if any Vista people and RT people can confirm it works >> for them too, I think I will have the whole set. > >The RT user experience is identical to