[python-win32] Multiple versions of Python on same machine with regsvr32.exe PYDs

[Mark Hammond]

On 14/07/2011 4:39 AM, reckoner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been researching this for a couple of days now, and although
> virtualenv seems like the answer, I have been reading about problems
> with applications that require specific versions of Python in the
> registry so it can find corresponding PYD and DLL files. This means that
> it is more complicated than just setting the path differently for each
> Python installation.

I'm not with you there.  What problems specifically?

> In other words, if you need
>
> c:> regsrv32.exe Some_python.pyd

regsvr32.exe doesn't work with .pyd files - what were you hoping to achieve?

> then they're going to be problems if you try to change your default
> Python installation by just manipulating the Path.
>
> Basically, my problem is I need to slowly migrate my entire software
> stack from Python version 2.6 to Python version 2.7.

What specific problems are you seeing?

Mark