Python 2.7.2 on Win7 and IDLE (Try it)

[W. eWatson]

On 11/18/2011 3:44 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:06:47 -0800, W. eWatson wrote:
>
>> Undoubtedly some of you have seen my post Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2
>> flop the same way under Win 7.
>>
>> One thing I think no one has offered is whether their installation of
>> 2.7.2 has the same IDLE oddity that I've described.  That is, if you
>> right-click on a py file, do you see a choice for the IDLE editor?
>
> Terry Reedy has already said that his installation works fine.
>
> "I installed 3.3.2 on a new Win 7 machine and Edit with IDLE works fine."
>
>
> If you have installed the regular, 32-bit version of Python on a 64-bit
> version of Windows, chances are good that there will be registry problems
> stopping things from working correctly. See Stephen Hansen's post.
>
>
>
Somehow 3.3.2 doesn't look like 2.7.2.

Ah, I installed a 32-bit.  Missed his post. So what should I do? Try 
3.3.2 64-bit? I'm game. By the time you read this, I will either have 
done it or gotten into it.