Python on NT systems (help a Unix guy, please)

Gordon McMillan gmcm at hypernet.com
Fri Dec 17 21:35:40 EST 1999


Malcolm Tredinnick asks:

> The problem: disk space is a little tight on the target machine.
> Since I don't have any Windows machines at home at the moment,
> could somebody please let me know (just roughly) the disk space
> requirements for Python on NT? (private email is ok if you don't
> want to spam the list).

A binary-only but fully functional Python + Tk built with my 
installer will occupy less than 2M.

http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/install.html
 
> Just for comparison purposes, a reasonably standard Python
> install on my Linux box (the only additional thing is the LLNL
> Numeric package) takes up just under 24MB, the requirements for
> tkinter is another 5.5MB with wxPython (source code and all)
> being 18MB (plus whatever wxWindows requires).
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Malcolm Tredinnick
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- Gordon




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