Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Michael Torrie Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Python.exe is not a valid Win32 application error message Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:28:11 -0700 Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <1913826683.1878058.1447115663273.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1913826683.1878058.1447115663273.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de J88PvfILuUCgLhjiBYSORwP/WpqK9toyYxiAEwj5HkfQ== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.009 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'lately': 0.07; 'subject:application': 0.07; '(currently': 0.09; 'fixed,': 0.09; 'supported.': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'subject:error': 0.11; 'subject:not': 0.11; 'vista': 0.13; 'from:addr:torriem': 0.16; 'from:name:michael torrie': 0.16; 'no;': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'sp3': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'runs': 0.18; 'windows': 0.20; '2015': 0.20; 'install,': 0.22; 'am,': 0.23; 'downloaded': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'install': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'linux': 0.26; 'chris': 0.26; 'error': 0.27; 'order.': 0.27; 'least': 0.27; 'park,': 0.30; "can't": 0.32; 'posting': 0.32; 'are:': 0.32; 'run': 0.33; 'options': 0.33; 'jump': 0.33; 'message- id:@gmail.com': 0.34; 'tue,': 0.34; 'running': 0.34; 'requirements': 0.35; 'python.org': 0.35; 'could': 0.35; 'clear': 0.35; 'newer': 0.35; 'nov': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'there': 0.36; 'basic': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'being': 0.37; 'received:org': 0.37; 'support,': 0.37; "won't": 0.38; 'version': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'received:192': 0.39; 'rather': 0.39; 'resources': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'still': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'ever': 0.60; 'save': 0.60; 'your': 0.60; "you'll": 0.61; 'telling': 0.61; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.62; 'strange': 0.63; 'python-list': 0.66; 'future,': 0.70; '3.5.1': 0.84; 'onward': 0.84 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at torriefamily.org User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.7.0 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:98643 On 11/11/2015 06:13 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 11:34 AM, M. Kamisato via Python-list > wrote: >> I am running python on Windows XP SP3 and download version 3.5xx. I got the above error message and could not run the program. >> I have downloaded Python version 2.7xx and it runs fine. >> Is there any way I can get version 3.5xx to run on my computer? >> Mel KamisatoBuena Park, CA > > You can't get 3.5 to run on XP, no; your options are: > > 1) Install Python 3.4, which does support XP > 2) Upgrade to a newer version of Windows (anything from Vista onward > will run 3.5; to save having to do this in future, jump straight to 7 > or 10) > 3) Make the jump to Linux or FreeBSD or some other OS. > > When 3.5.1 is released (currently scheduled for early December), > you'll get a clear and simple error when you try to install, rather > than strange issues about it not being a valid program. That won't > change the platform support, but at least it won't be as confusing. The Python website is looking very professional and polished these days. But we still don't have a simple message on the download page telling people Windows XP is no longer supported. Given the number of people posting lately (several each week), I would think even with the limited time and resources of the python.org webmaster a little warning message would be in order. Even when the installer is fixed, it would still be nice to have basic OS requirements listed before the download is ever clicked.