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On 2014-02-11 13:06, David Robinow wrote:
> 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.
>
Also works for me. Windows 8.1 64-bit.