[Python-Dev] Do windows 10 users, like windows 7 users need to install a SP before installing Python will work?

Laura Creighton lac at openend.se
Mon Dec 7 22:36:19 EST 2015


In a message of Mon, 07 Dec 2015 13:24:57 -0800, Steve Dower writes:
>On 07Dec2015 1250, Laura Creighton wrote:
>> As webmaster, I am dealing with 3 unhappy would-be python users who have
>> windows 10.
>>
>> Right now their first problem is that when they click on the big
>> yellow button here: https://www.python.org/downloads/
>>
>> instead of getting a download of 3.5.1 they get a redirect to
>> https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
>
>There were a few web site glitches. I thought I saw Ned dealing with 
>some earlier?
>
>> I've tried them on both the
>> Download Windows x86 web-based installer
>>
>> and
>>
>> Download Windows x86-64 web-based installer
>>
>> but still no go, they get the  Modify/Repair/Uninstall screen
>> like: http://www2.openend.se/~lac/5796.2.png
>
>This means they've already installed it. What is the actual problem 
>they're having?

It is all they are getting.  py -3.5 doesn't get them an interpreter.
I haven't been able to get them to find a traceback, either.

Laura


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