Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.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 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:not': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:file': 0.07; '(first': 0.09; '22,': 0.09; 'msi': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; '(windows': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'gpg': 0.16; 'hacked': 0.16; 'hell.': 0.16; 'md5': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:log': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'file,': 0.19; 'slightly': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'error': 0.23; 'finally,': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'compare': 0.26; 'downloaded': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'question:': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'python.org': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'checking': 0.33; 'tool': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'url:downloads': 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'simple': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'more': 0.64; 'mar': 0.68; 'computers': 0.72; 'shoulder': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=MqKo9tBzmUUvZHXJg1odwuR2WsRmnY7SI2J1aojRuiQ=; b=iz4X5+Mkm8svHJTXZn2nUzmfbctT2tZFwjOHq8V9Mz+Ok+JKZAUyJdwVg5mIzckbq3 5pzOY+Afsz7bGc679qI/l5ISsJr7l1Ka9sV3KOkAX3u+g98VqXxzJO4rVbt/B7T6K3q+ yn51re9EJNNpDjPupyVVmWOjMlW5UFJtx8JYnGcrmNto5RwEwtiaBzn5pp1bwqTMV+go N3mFx/W8QfqCj10eHSfCv6eVYEs37uoPEQvH6Ee34tcS1a23THJCHFTA+lg/OBnMkiX6 lD8Bj53khD5fbHPEcAJOKjrKUfXyjWDvEu+39hurJLpGvh0DQJ+IYJqTTbgQ7E2MsdsX OOIg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.102.39 with SMTP id fl7mr55177641pab.43.1395440703109; Fri, 21 Mar 2014 15:25:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:25:03 +1100 Subject: Re: Python MSI not installing, log file showing name of a Viatnemese communist revolutionary From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1395441071 news.xs4all.nl 2920 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:56880 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:68721 On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:05 AM, cool-RR wrote: > I downloaded it, but the MSI won't install. It didn't work on both of my computers (Windows 7 64bit). > > What the hell. Was python.org hacked by communists? First question: Where did you download from? What file did you get? (First and a halfth question: When you say "won't install", exactly what do you mean? Error message? Hard drive exploded in a fiery inferno? Your boss tapped you on the shoulder and said "Kill that process"?) Secondly, do you have a tool for checking the MD5 hash of a file? Compare the file you have against the official checksum: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-340/ I'm slightly surprised the python.org installers have MD5s and not something more cryptographically secure; there are GPG signatures, but it takes a bit more fiddling to check those. Finally, take the simple approach: Re-download the file, straight from python.org, and see if it happens again. ChrisA