Installing Python 2.4 over 2.4?

[Terry Reedy]

Steve Holden wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>> I suspect something has been corrupted in Python 2.4. Can I just
>> re-install on top of it, and still expect to have scipy and other pkgs
>> I've installed?
> 
> On Windows, certainly - you can even uninstall and reinstall and retain
> your installed libraries. On Linux I am pretty sure the same is true,
> but caveat emptor.

In Windows, at least, micro version upgrades are handled exactly this 
way.  When 2.5.3 comes out, for instance, the installer will replace 
python files as needed in the current directories but leave 
Python25/Lib/Site-Packages and any user-added directories alone.