Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:55:36 -0800, W. eWatson wrote:

> Months ago 2.5.2 stopped functioning on my Win7 PC, so a few days ago I
> uninstalled and installed. Same problem. If one right-clicks on a py
> file, IDLE is not shown in the menu as Edit with IDLE. After playing
> with matters I gave up, and uninstalled 2.5.2 and turned to 2.7.2. Same
> results.

I find I get better results when I stop "playing with matters" and start 
treating them seriously :)

If you need help fixing the file associations on your Windows 7 machine, 
you'll probably get better advice on a dedicated Windows forum. Or even 
by googling for instructions:

https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=how%20to%20fix%20windows%207%20file%20associations

 
> If I look at a 2.4 install on my laptop, I get the desired reference to
> Edit with IDLE.

So you're saying that Python is working on one laptop, but not on another 
machine?

Okay. Great. What's your point? You have a messed up installation on your 
Windows 7 box, and a working installation on your laptop. What would you 
like us to do? Commiserate? Laugh? Look into a crystal ball and tell you 
what you did wrong?

Can you run Python from the command line? If so, that tells you that 
Python is installed and working correctly. If Python is installed, then 
it sounds like a matter of getting the file associates fixed in the 
registry. Good luck.


> My guess is that Win 7 is behind this. If so, it's good-bye Python.
> 
> Comments?

Why not good-bye Windows 7?

This being Windows, have you run a virus scan with up to date 
definitions? Then run a *second* scan, using a completely different 
scanner, because no scanner can catch all viruses? And then run a good 
anti-spyware program. All of which will be irrelevant 99 times out of 
100, but you could be the 1% ...



-- 
Steven