Python 2.2 unwise.exe

[David Bolen]

Tim Peters <tim.one at comcast.net> writes:

> Wise agreed, and quickly built a new version of UNWISE.EXE that doesn't have
> this problem.  This leaves one other small problem:  how do we manage to
> magically replace a hundred thousand or so vulnerable UNWISE.EXE's already
> installed in Python directories on Windows boxes?  It's times like this I'm
> glad Python installs secret backdoors on Windows boxes so Guido can control
> them from the comfort of home.

I don't see how to fix the current installed base, but since they'll
only get hit - thus it really only matters - when they go to install a
new version (and thus will be downloading it), perhaps publishing a
copy of UNWISE.EXE along with the Python downloads would at least
provide a workaround if they don't have another copy somewhere on
their system to use.

Either that or try to see if the installation script could be made to
clean out any pending delete operation as part of the installation?

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