Re: multiple Python 2.7 Windows installations

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From	"Martin v. Loewis" <martin@v.loewis.de>
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Subject	Re: multiple Python 2.7 Windows installations
Date	Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:27:33 +0200
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> I tried to create another 2.7 key but regedit wouldn't let me.
> So, if I can only have one 2.7 key, it would seem that the routine
> GetPythonVersions will only ever get 1 version of 2.7.
> Does this mean that it is unsupported to have more than one Python 2.7
> installation on Windows?

Exactly so - it's unsupported. There are ways around it, but they
require more familiarity with distutils and Windows internals.

Regards,
Martin

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  Re: multiple Python 2.7 Windows installations "Martin v. Loewis" <martin@v.loewis.de> - 2011-04-19 23:27 +0200

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