-- anatoly t. On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Ralf Schmitt ralf@systemexit.de wrote: > "Ibon Net" netibon@justemail.net writes: > > > Hi, > > > > trying to get lxml for my Python-on-Windows7, I ended up installing the > > setuptools. But when running it, the installer complains (after the > > first "Next" button) > > > > "Python version 2.7 required, which was not found in the registry". > > > > Pressing "Ok" presents a table headed by > > > > "Python 2.7 is required for this package. Select installation to use:" > > > > but the table is empty, and the two fields below for python and > > installation directories are read-only. > > > > Of course, I do have python installed - running "Python" will give my a > > console window running the interpreter which states > > > > "Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 14:24:26) [MSC v.1500 64 bit > > (AMD64)] on win32" > > looks like you're trying to install a 32 bit installer for a 64 bit > python. > > > > > There are entries for .py files etc in the registry - but obviously not > > the ones the tool is looking for... > > > > What can I do? What more do you need to know? > > > > Download the source distribution and install that. Wait. Why not to fix this in distutils itself? http://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/source/detail?r=ddeb3982593a0569bcc0fc392b... -- anatoly t.