Python, Windows, and Cygwin

[Arc Riley]

Python downloads for windows are right on the website.  Unless you have a
pressing need to use the 3rd party cygwin version you should just download
it from python.org

If you're just starting out you should grab 3.0.1.  It'll get you started
right.

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Paul Lussier <p.lussier at comcast.net>wrote:

>
> Thanks for the response, Walter!
>
> Walter Mundt <emage at spamcop.net> writes:
>
> > For what it's worth, if you just associate .py files with a Python
> > installation in C:\Python via the standard Windows mechanism for
> > specifying what application loads a particular extension, it doesn't
> > matter that the path at the top of the script files is wrong.  After
> > all, Windows doesn't generally pay any attention to such things anyway.
>
> You assume I have a clue to what you're talking about :)
>
> I have no idea how to do that...
>
> Also, given that I want to be able to ssh into the windows system and
> exec a python script directly, will that make a difference ?  I'm not
> sure how different the cygwin environment is from the normal Windows
> environment.  And when I ssh into the Windows system, I'm definitely
> under the Cygwin influence.
>
> --
> Seeya,
> Paul
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