Alternative Ways to install Python 2.4?

[Michael Goettsche]

Hello guys,

I convinced my CS teacher to use Python in school. We currently have 2.2
installed on a Windows 2000 Terminal server. I asked the system administrator
to upgrade to Python 2.4, but he didn't succeed in doing it. He used the
microsoft installer package, which according to him crashed when starting.
So my question is if there's an alternative way to install it(must be easy).
Would it be an option to remove 2.2 first and then try to install 2.4 again?

Sorry for asking, but he doesn't have so much time and I've to install it
tomorrow.

Thanks in advance
Michael

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?=]

I convinced my CS teacher to use Python in school. We currently have 2.2
installed on a Windows 2000 Terminal server. I asked the system administrator
to upgrade to Python 2.4, but he didn't succeed in doing it. He used the
microsoft installer package, which according to him crashed when starting.
So my question is if there's an alternative way to install it(must be easy).
Would it be an option to remove 2.2 first and then try to install 2.4 again?

That would be an option, but I doubt it helps. Please have a look at

http://www.python.org/2.4/bugs.html

Most likely, you need to upgrade Visual Basic on that machine.

Of course, without a precise error description, it is hard to tell.

Regards,
Martin

 

[Michael Goettsche]

That would be an option, but I doubt it helps. Please have a look at

http://www.python.org/2.4/bugs.html

Most likely, you need to upgrade Visual Basic on that machine.

Of course, without a precise error description, it is hard to tell.

Regards,
Martin

Hi Martin,

thanks for your answer, I'll let him know!

Michael

 

[Peter A. Schott]

Not sure if this was ever resolved or not, but I've also had issues trying to
install from a mapped drive. Once I copied the file locally and installed, it
ran smoothly.

-Pete

 

[James]

If this is a bug with the standard distribution alone, maybe he can try
ActiveState's distribution (ActivePython) instead.

 

[David Van Mosselbeen]

James wrote:

I have also some troubleshouting when i will work on mapped drives.
Let's take a example :
A Word doc on a mapped drive. Double click on it (i try to open it).
And waiting ...
waiting...
nothing do

If this is a bug with the standard distribution alone, maybe he can try
ActiveState's distribution (ActivePython) instead.

When i work on Windows XP i use Python distributed by the ActiveState's and
find that ActiveState's included really good stuff into this package. It's
a really good when you plan to use it on a Windows box.

 

[Peter A. Schott]

Only thing I know to watch out for is they don't include SSL support - something
the Python 2.4.1 msi file does include. I needed that for something I'm working
on and had to install 2.4.1 over ActivePython to get the SSL support.

-Pete