[Tutor] A few Python Mysteries

[Wayne Watson]

On 12/21/2011 4:10 PM, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 21/12/11 19:56, Wayne Watson wrote:
>
>>> To clarify: Python on Windows does **not** put itself on the System
>>> PATH when installed.
>> So, PythonNN, where NN is the version, should never appear in PATH?
>
> Not from a standard Python installation.
> But other programs whjich use Pythonn may install a version and modify 
> the PATH for you, or you may, for your own benefit, add it manually.
> I always add a new Python version to my PATH as a matter of course.
>
>> It's conceivable when I raised some of the questions a month of so ago,
>> someone suggested putting PythonNN on the path.
>
> Very possible indeed.
>
>>> likely the application that *did* put it there is the **same**
>>> application that is now complaining about the fact that it can't find
>>> the Python 2.5 DLL when you boot up...
>> See my mis-copy 26.dll in my other post to you.
>
> OK, But the principle remains. If you have an app in your startup 
> sequence that expects to find Python it will complain.
Per my new sub thread {Reset], Uniblue seems to the trouble maker with 
26.dll.
>
> You can check your startup sequence using a Microsoft tool.
> MSCONFIG or somesuch. Google Windows startup tool or similar...
> You can disable individual programs and restart to find out
> what is causing it.
I see msconfig.exe, but at the moment am hesitant to use it.
>
>>>> I have no idea why some remnant of why Python6 is hanging around. I
>>>> uninstalled it long ago too.
>
> The problem is that it is not hanging around and some app expects
> it to be there. The error message is about a missing file...
>
> One thing that may be significant...
> Are you installing your Windows Python versions from
> python.org or from ActiveState? They are very similar
> but not identical.
from Python Org.

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