Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.etla.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'win32': 0.03; 'subject:: [': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; '64-bit': 0.07; 'importerror:': 0.07; 'tkinter': 0.07; 'turtle': 0.07; '32-bit': 0.09; 'failed:': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'sfxlen:2': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'wrote': 0.14; 'windows': 0.15; 'fine.': 0.16; 'idle,': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'removed,': 0.16; 'skipped.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'subject:] ': 0.20; 'feb': 0.22; '>>>': 0.22; 'import': 0.22; 'tests': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'load': 0.23; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'dll': 0.24; 'package.': 0.24; 'subject:release': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'mode': 0.30; 'skip:( 20': 0.30; 'gives': 0.31; 'repair': 0.31; 'yesterday': 0.31; 'could': 0.34; 'message.': 0.35; 'problem': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'too': 0.37; 'generic': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'received:173': 0.61; 'complete': 0.62; 'today': 0.64; 'soon.': 0.71; '2014,': 0.84; '3.4': 0.84; 'directories,': 0.84; 'installer': 0.84; 'messed': 0.84; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.84; 'residual': 0.84 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Terry Reedy Subject: Re: [RELEASED] Python 3.4.0 release candidate 1 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:21:15 -0500 References: <52F9D493.6090100@hastings.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-173-75-254-207.phlapa.fios.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0 In-Reply-To: Cc: python-dev@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1392135713 news.xs4all.nl 2857 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:32774 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:65926 On 2/11/2014 8:06 AM, David Robinow wrote: > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Terry Reedy 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. The failed 64-bit installs somehow messed up the 32-bit install. With 3.4 completely removed, including the residual directories, the 32-bit install works but the 64-bit install still gives me the same message. -- Terry Jan Reedy