Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Michael Smolen" <8smolen@tds.net> Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Setting up Python WinXP Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:41:34 -0600 Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <9A23634ACEF945E0A0370DE977E54348@mike> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de KzF19FU6ufT6oS4fA8dkYAUJACZqO+zCmZK+I4+yueJA== Return-Path: <8smolen@tds.net> X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.062 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'extracted': 0.07; 'python.': 0.11; 'message-id:@mike': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'converted': 0.22; 'x-mailer:microsoft outlook express 6.00.2900.5931': 0.22; 'programming': 0.22; 'seems': 0.23; 'downloaded': 0.24; 'install': 0.25; 'appreciated.': 0.27; 'found.': 0.27; 'subdirectory': 0.29; 'windows,': 0.29; 'mike': 0.29; 'folder': 0.30; 'mention': 0.30; "can't": 0.32; 'computer.': 0.32; 'run': 0.33; 'file': 0.34; 'advice': 0.35; 'so,': 0.35; 'installing': 0.35; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.36; 'operating': 0.37; 'version': 0.38; 'skip:p 20': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'system.': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'software': 0.40; 'per': 0.62; 'latest': 0.64; 'difficulty': 0.66; 'numerous': 0.66; '(11)': 0.84; 'clueless': 0.91; 'subject:Setting': 0.96 X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=DcVVkblW c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=xSgpqS1tU4oiB0W0QitHVA==:117 a=xSgpqS1tU4oiB0W0QitHVA==:17 a=r77TgQKjGQsHNAKrUKIA:9 a=r0YDirKgTMuX5YC2BWsA:9 a=3Y0O49u-pTJG5iqmHZMA:9 a=rnJPJCWbaQPSqcis:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: OHNtb2xlbkB0ZHMubmV0 Authentication-Results: smtp01.tds.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=8smolen@tds.net; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:03:43 -0400 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.22 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: <9A23634ACEF945E0A0370DE977E54348@mike> Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:110326 Folks: I can't wait to start programming with Python. However, I am having = difficulty installing on my XP operating system. I downloaded = Python-3.4.5ci as that seems like the version that will run on my = operating system. The latest version will not as per mention on the = website. I downloaded the compacted version (*.tar), converted it to a = *.tgz and extracted the software into a folder Python-3.4.5ci. That = subdirectory contains numerous files (11) and 13 subdirectories. The = README file states that "On Windows, see PCbuild/readme.txt.". That link = was not found.=20 So, I am clueless on what I need to do to successfully install Python3.4 = on my computer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. mike