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

[W. eWatson]

On 11/17/2011 8:34 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:55:36 -0800, "W. eWatson"
> <wolftracks at invalid.com>  declaimed the following in
> gmane.comp.python.general:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> If I look at a 2.4 install on my laptop, I get the desired reference to
>> Edit with IDLE.
>>
> 	Fine... so open a directory window, follow
>
> Tools/Folder Options/File Types
>
> Scroll down to PYW, click [Advanced]
>
> 	You should get an "Edit File Type" dialog. Mine shows just one
> action "open", yours probably has "open" and "edit". Select "edit" and
> then click [Edit] button. See what it says for the application to be
> used.
>
> 	Do the same on the Win7 machine -- it probably doesn't have "edit"
> as an action, so you'll be picking the [New] button. Define the new
> action to look like the action on the laptop (use the correct path to
> the python executable, and maybe to IDLE).
>
> 	Heck, check what those actions show for PY files too... The only
> difference between PY and PYW should be the application used in the
> "open" action.
> PY =>  .../python.exe
> PYW =>  .../pythonw.exe
>
> 	Also make sure that the "open" action is the defined default (select
> the action, and click the default button); when there are more than one
> action, the default will be in bold.
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>> My guess is that Win 7 is behind this. If so, it's good-bye Python.
>>
>> Comments?
See my response to Neil Cerutti a few msgs above this one.