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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