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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:47:22 +1100
Subject: Re: Parallel Python x.y.A and x.y.B installations on a single Windows machine
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On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Jurko Gospodneti=C4=87
<jurko.gospodnetic@pke.hr> wrote:
>   Yup, we could do that, but at first glance it really smells like an
> overkill. Not to mention the potential licensing issues with Windows and =
an
> unlimited number of Windows installations. :-)

Ah, heh... didn't think of that. When I spin up arbitrary numbers of
VMs, they're always Linux, so licensing doesn't come into it :)

>   So far all tests seem to indicate that things work out fine if we insta=
ll
> to some dummy target folder, copy the target folder to some version speci=
fic
> location & uninstall. That leaves us with a working Python folder sans th=
e
> start menu and registry items, both of which we do not need for this.
> Everything I've played around with so far seems to use the correct Python
> data depending on the interpreter executable invoked, whether or not ther=
e
> is a regular Windows installation somewhere on the same machine.

Okay! That sounds good. Underkill is better than overkill if you can
get away with it!

Good luck. You'll need it, if you're trying to support Python 2.4 and
all newer versions AND manage issues across patch releases...

ChrisA