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Are there really technical reasons the VC7.1 built Python binaries must be distributed via msi technology or not?

The most frequently requested thing MSI provides is the ability for admins to use MS Group Policy to push installs out to boxes on a network. This hasn't been requested often ("most frequently" is a relative measure ...).

Can I jump in with a, "That is a *wonderful* thing" comment? We're about to go into beta with a complete re-implementation of our software in Python, and for our Windows clients, Group Policies will make everything substantially easier. So, I hope the build ends up using MSI. :) --Stephen