Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Tim Golden Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Python launcher options Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:03:39 +0000 Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de a1T5HtEOUAnU92CcXphYWAjRqp+D3nCDrZnxnQW3cd2g== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'failing': 0.05; 'exist,': 0.07; 'edward': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'syntax': 0.13; 'suggest': 0.15; 'behaviour.': 0.16; 'defaulting': 0.16; 'from:addr:timgolden.me.uk': 0.16; 'from:name:tim golden': 0.16; 'message-id:@timgolden.me.uk': 0.16; 'received:74.55.86': 0.16; 'received:74.55.86.74': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'received:smtp.webfaction.com': 0.16; 'received:webfaction.com': 0.16; 'subject:options': 0.16; 'tjg': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'implementing': 0.18; 'versions': 0.20; 'windows': 0.20; '64-bit': 0.22; 'patch': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.24; 'url:bugs': 0.24; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'developers': 0.26; 'equivalent': 0.27; 'least': 0.27; 'question': 0.27; 'specify': 0.27; '32-bit': 0.29; 'convince': 0.29; 'allows': 0.30; 'code': 0.30; 'option': 0.31; 'implement': 0.32; 'options': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'achieving': 0.33; 'running': 0.34; 'that,': 0.34; 'could': 0.35; 'there': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'tool': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'missing': 0.37; 'thought': 0.37; 'wanted': 0.37; 'times.': 0.38; 'version': 0.38; 'why': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'received:192': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; 'mark': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'field': 0.60; 'chance': 0.60; 'provide': 0.61; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.62; '(that': 0.63; 'different': 0.63; 'latest': 0.64; 'remember,': 0.66; 'worth': 0.67; 'from:addr:mail': 0.70; 'anywhere,': 0.93 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.5.0 In-Reply-To: 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: , Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:101409 On 06/01/2016 00:48, Edward Diener wrote: > The Python launcher in Windows is a neat tool for running multiple > versions of Python 2 and Python 3 at different times. It allows as > options the ability to specify the latest version of either Python 2 or > Python 3 defaulting to the 64-bit version if both exist, or a specific > 32-bit or 64-bit version of Python 2 or Python 3. What is missing is the > ability to specify the latest 32-bit version of Python 2 or Python 3. > The equivalent syntax would be '-2-32' or '-3-32'. Is there some reason > why this option has been disallowed ? As far as I can remember, it's not so much a question of "disallowed" as just "not thought of by anyone". If you wanted this to go anywhere, could I suggest you create an issue on the Python issue tracker: http://bugs.python.org and mark it as "Windows" in the [Components] field (that makes sure that some relevant people get to see it). It's got a much better chance of achieving traction if you can actually provide a code patch to implement the behaviour. Failing that, at least make a good case which might convince one of the developers that it would it be worth their while implementing the change. TJG