Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!bcyclone04.am1.xlned.com!bcyclone04.am1.xlned.com!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 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; "'python": 0.07; 'override': 0.07; 'command.': 0.09; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; '2.7': 0.13; 'wed,': 0.15; "skip:' 30": 0.15; '1:13': 0.16; 'crashes': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'sender:addr:gmail.com': 0.18; "shouldn't": 0.18; 'first,': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.21; 'bit': 0.23; '2015': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'installed': 0.26; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; "doesn't": 0.28; 'noticed': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; '32-bit': 0.29; 'guess': 0.29; 'work.': 0.30; "i'd": 0.31; 'skip:p 30': 0.32; 'impression': 0.33; 'another': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'something': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'list,': 0.36; 'there': 0.36; '(and': 0.36; 'should': 0.37; 'setting': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; "skip:' 20": 0.37; 'instead': 0.38; 'skip:p 20': 0.38; 'doing': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.39; 'things': 0.39; 'simple': 0.61; 'gave': 0.63; 'case?': 0.84; 'presumably': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=yv5EDutQ2GFco6hB4FbPi0/EEzXnf4vGGeKAMr0iVtE=; b=Zjqk//exnCpDV2tagTbbCCMzkp6j8ksiQK69cXI4DjsKfMXQT+fJUhdXpmsMq0cJ4x xj8H+endqXNXBDJ2YdhWrkmGdTXam1OU0lztw+lkpzWVUCBMN3/zhPnSudEw8mP2A8VC 5068qk2Ye/R6j2KkxYKpe4pDyPsmgugmkYW8z88KM3fm+P8RXWWkNU5G09qBpJVeMrT3 ffalDLM4rBrVG5g2jBOdiZUGvUwkvaFzKkst3FkXl3W0yF46GUa5RfIapvqCMIxiu6Vf rsJ5LsVmZAMO/oZxcKwvOOdLTCbWqh71RRD9QeY5RVrcBzzA3lzOxgwexNsBrmLRMtnS uxfA== X-Received: by 10.182.68.13 with SMTP id r13mr229500obt.20.1432753454780; Wed, 27 May 2015 12:04:14 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: zachary.ware@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <55660932.6010706@yahoo.no> References: <55660932.6010706@yahoo.no> From: Zachary Ware Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:03:54 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: BH12BU3-zdG3syOFc7aIEiq9poE Subject: Re: Python 3.5 crashes on wrong %PYTHONHOME To: Gisle Vanem Cc: Python-list Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ 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: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1432753464 news.xs4all.nl 2899 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54621 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl X-Received-Bytes: 4513 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2360418037 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:91320 On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Gisle Vanem wrote: > I just installed the 32-bit Python 3.5b4 via the Web-installer. > First, I was a bit annoyed by the fact it installed under > 'f:\ProgramFiler-x86\Python35' instead of > 'f:\ProgramFiler\Python35' as I customided for. But I guess > this is a WOW64 thing. I'm on Win-8.1 (64-bit). > > But then I noticed the whole thing crashes when calling > python35!Py_FatalError. On a simple 'python -v' command. > > Presumably because my env-var: > PYTHONHOME=f:\Programfiler\Python27 > > (and not 'PYTHONHOME=f:\Programfiler\Python35'). > > Reading the message on this list, gave me the impression > Python 2.7 and Python 3.5 can co-exist with no problem. > Doesn't look the case so far. Is there another 'PYTHONxx' > env-var to override 'PYTHONHOME' in this case? Or what should > I do to keep on using both 27 and 35? Is there any particular reason you're setting PYTHONHOME in the first place? It shouldn't be necessary unless you're doing something abnormal. I'd try unsetting it entirely and see if things just work. -- Zach