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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 08:06:53 -0500
Subject: Re: [RELEASED] Python 3.4.0 release candidate 1
From: David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
> On 2/11/2014 5:13 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
>> ...
>> I installed 64 bit 3.3.4 yesterday with no problem. I reran it today in
>> repair mode and again, no problem.
>>
>> With 64 bit 3.4.0, I get
>> "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program
>> required for the install to complete could not be run."
>>
>> No, the generic message does not bother to say *which* program :-(.
>>
>> 34 bit 3.4.0 installed fine.
>
>
> I wrote too soon.
>
> Python 3.4.0rc1 (v3.4.0rc1:5e088cea8660, Feb 11 2014, 05:54:25) [MSC
>>>> import tkinter
> Traceback ...
>     import _tkinter
> ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
>
> So tkinter, Idle, turtle fail and the corresponding tests get skipped.
32 bit and 64 bit both work for me.  Windows 7.