Running Python 2.3 on a Windows 2000 network

John Ochiltree joch at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Aug 13 12:51:23 EDT 2003


Gerhard Häring wrote:
> John Ochiltree wrote:
> 
>> Hello group,
>>
>> What do I have to do to set up python 2.3 to run centrally on a Win 
>> 2000 network instead of installing it on every workstation? 
> 
> 
> Well, if you have a Windows network, you need scripted installs :-P 
> Otherwise administering a Windows network is too much of a PITA in my 
> opinion.
> 
>> Is it possible? 
> 
> 
> Sure. Get an installed Python, copy the c:\python23 directory to a 
> network share, then grab the file %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\python23.dll and 
> copy it alongside python.exe. Now all your clients can access Python via 
> the share name.
> 
>> How do I go about updating individual registeries? I'd appreciate some 
>> pointers and advice if any one can help.
> 
> 
> Python itself doesn't need any registry entries. If you use the COM 
> stuff of the win32 extensions, though, this might be different.
> 
> -- Gerhard
> 
Cheers Gerhard,
Worked like a dream. I now have a shared python shell

John





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