2.0 or 2.1 on win32

[douglas savitsky]

"Aahz Maruch" <aahz at panix.com> wrote in message
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> In article <h5F67.47313$C81.4027272 at bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> douglas savitsky <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote:
> >
> >i am installing a new server and i need to know if there is reason to
> >install either 2.0 or 2.1 or any other version.  The server is win2k (2
> >1GHZ, 512, raid, etc.).  the clients are also win2k.
> >
> >the applications that run on the clients connect the the server via DCOM.
> >the python running on the server connects to other objects sometimes with
> >COM and sometimes not.  the clients use 2.0 as there seems to be some
> >weirdness in 2.1/tkinter on windows, but there won't be any tkinter on
the
> >server.  so, should i stick with 2.0 on the server as well? are there
> >stability issues or compatability issues to be aware of with other
versions?
>
> I'd say for starters that the question should be "2.0.1 or 2.1.1?"
>
> Overall, my personal preference is to deal with cross-version issues as
> little as possible, so if your clients are using 2.0.1, the server
> should, too.  (And, yes, I do definitely recommend upgrading the clients
> if possible.)
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thanks for the response.

people have always been ambiguous in the past as to whether installing
activepython or python + win32 extensions was the better choice.  as far as
i can tell active python is based upon 2.1 and not 2.1.1.  should this be
the deciding factor?

doug