[Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 3.5.0a2 is now available

[Ben Hoyt]

I'm seeing the same issue (though I also get the missing-DLL error dialog
when I run python.exe). -Ben

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 6:20 AM, Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9 March 2015 at 09:34, Larry Hastings <larry at hastings.org> wrote:
> > On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.5 release
> > team, I'm thrilled to announce the availability of Python 3.5.0a2.
>  Python
> > 3.5.0a2 is the second alpha release of Python 3.5, which will be the next
> > major release of Python.  Python 3.5 is still under heavy development,
> and
> > is far from complete.
>
> Hmm, I just tried to install the 64-bit "full installer" version, for
> all users with the default options. This is on a PC that hasn't had
> 3.5 installed before, and doesn't have Visual Studio 2015 installed.
> When it got to the step "precompiling standard library" I got an error
> window pop up saying "python.exe - system error. The program can't
> start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your
> computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." All there
> was was an "OK" button. Pressing that told me "Setup was successful"
> but then "py -3.5 -V" gives me nothing (no error, no version, just
> returns me to the command prompt). Same result if I do "& 'C:\Program
> Files\Python 3.5\python.exe' -V".
>
> Python 3.5.0a2 (64-bit) is showing in my "Add/Remove Programs".
>
> This is Windows 7, 64-bit.
>
> Paul
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