Hi, Could you please post everything related to WinPython on the WinPython discussion group?
Here it is: https://groups.google.com/group/winpython Thanks for reporting this. Cheers, -Pierre 2012/10/12 Indranil Sinharoy <[email protected]> > WinPython looks very promising to me. I seriously think it has great > potential. I just tried both versions (64 bit and 32-bit) on my Windows > 64-bit machine and I have a couple of questions that I will ask here > anyways -- > > 1. I really loved the concept of the package manager. However, when I > tried to uninstall PyWin32 217 (I have briefly explained why I wanted to > uninstall pywin32 217 below), I got the following error message: > > Unable to uninstall pywin32 217. > Error message: > [Error 5] Access is denied: > 'C:\\EXECUTABLES&PROGRAMS\\WinPython\\WinPython-32bit-2.7.3.1\\python-2.7.3\\Lib\\site-packages\\win32\\win32gui.pyd' > > > (I have also placed a screen-shot of the message here) > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_QaUxqZh6A/UHdA4sAxtFI/AAAAAAAAA3o/j56xQ-Ly-rQ/s1600/pywin32uninstall.png> > Also, following the above error message, I was unable to lunch the > WinPython control panel ever again (not sure what's happening there) > > 2. How do I change the font size of the text in IPython (running within > WinPython)? Also, the usual Ctrl+= to zoom in didn't work. > > > -- Indranil. > > Reason I wanted to uninstall PyWin32 217 is that "import dde" doesn't work > since build 214 for the 32-bit version of pywin32 (and it never worked for > the 64-bit version of pywin32). [ > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=From_noreply%40sourceforge.net_Wed_Oct_19_18%3A10%3A35_2011&forum_name=pywin32-bugs]. > I really require the dde module for some projects that I am working on. So, > I would like to uninstall PyWin32 217 and install build 213. > > > > On Monday, September 24, 2012 2:22:39 PM UTC-5, Pierre Raybaut wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I'm pleased to introduce my new contribution to the Python community: >> WinPython. >> >> WinPython v2.7.3.0 has been released and is available for 32-bit and >> 64-bit Windows platforms: >> http://code.google.com/p/**winpython/<http://code.google.com/p/winpython/> >> >> WinPython is a free open-source portable distribution of Python for >> Windows, designed for scientists. >> >> It is a full-featured (see >> http://code.google.com/p/**winpython/wiki/PackageIndex<http://code.google.com/p/winpython/wiki/PackageIndex>) >> Python-based >> scientific environment: >> * Designed for scientists (thanks to the integrated libraries NumPy, >> SciPy, Matplotlib, guiqwt, etc.: >> * Regular *scientific users*: interactive data processing and >> visualization using Python with Spyder >> * *Advanced scientific users and software developers*: Python >> applications development with Spyder, version control with Mercurial >> and other development tools (like gettext) >> * *Portable*: preconfigured, it should run out of the box on any >> machine under Windows (without any installation requirements) and the >> folder containing WinPython can be moved to any location (local, >> network or removable drive) >> * *Flexible*: one can install (or should I write "use" as it's >> portable) as many WinPython versions as necessary (like isolated and >> self-consistent environments), even if those versions are running >> different versions of Python (2.7, 3.x in the near future) or >> different architectures (32bit or 64bit) on the same machine >> * *Customizable*: using the integrated package manager (wppm, as >> WinPython Package Manager), it's possible to install, uninstall or >> upgrade Python packages (see >> http://code.google.com/p/**winpython/wiki/WPPM<http://code.google.com/p/winpython/wiki/WPPM>for >> more details on >> supported package formats). >> >> *WinPython is not an attempt to replace Python(x,y)*, this is just >> something different (see >> http://code.google.com/p/**winpython/wiki/Roadmap<http://code.google.com/p/winpython/wiki/Roadmap>): >> more flexible, >> easier to maintain, movable and less invasive for the OS, but >> certainly less user-friendly, with less packages/contents and without >> any integration to Windows explorer [*]. >> >> [*] Actually there is an optional integration into Windows explorer, >> providing the same features as the official Python installer regarding >> file associations and context menu entry (this option may be activated >> through the WinPython Control Panel). >> >> Enjoy! >> -Pierre >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "spyder" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/spyderlib/-/UFOQNJnAlHcJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/spyderlib?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "spyder" group. 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