Windows install/uninstall behavior [Re: RELEASED Python 2.3.2 (final)]

[Colin J. Williams]

Michael Geary wrote:
> Michael Geary wrote:
> 
>>>What about other packages like win32all and ctypes? Uninstall them and
>>>reinstall after upgrading Python, or leave them alone?
> 
> 
> Tim Peters wrote:
> 
>>For a micro release, leave them alone.  The Python uninstaller is very
> 
> good
> 
>>about removing only the stuff it installed, and leaves other packages
> 
> alone.
> 
>>It's a rigid rule of micro releases belonging to the same minor release
> 
> that
> 
>>they're 100% binary compatible, so if any other package breaks due to a
>>micro Python upgrade, that's a bug in the package that broke.  I haven't
>>seen that happen yet.
> 
> 
> Hmm... The Python 2.3 uninstaller doesn't seem to behave that way. It
> removed my *entire* Python23 directory including all packages installed in
> that directory.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> 
I've installed each of the 2.3 sub-releases on top of each other.  This 
doesn't disturb the site-packages.  I use Windows XP.

Colin W.