Looking for tips on running Python version 2.6 and 3.0 together on same *WINDOWS* machine

[Steve Holden]

steve.ferg.bitbucket at gmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking for tips on installing and running Python version 2.6 and
> version 3.0 together on same Windows machine.
> 
> I'd like to install both 2.6 and 3.0 together on the same Windows
> (Vista) machine, so I can test programs under both versions.
> 
> Is it possible to install both versions on the same Windows machine in
> such a way that they are both asily available and don't interfere with
> one another?  I'm concerned, for example, that if I install both, the
> second installation will over-write some Python entry in the registry.
> 
> I'd like something fairly simple -- I will be sharing this information
> with others in my workgroup for whom  virtualenv is not an option.
> 
> I googled around, but couldn't find anything that seemed to address
> this specific question.  If anybody knows of a URL with this
> information (a "2 to 3 Conversion FAQs"?) that would be great.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
It's easy - the registry isn't used except to associate files. The
associations are made with the most-recently-installed version.

I currently have 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0 on my Windows machine.

regards
 Steve
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