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Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7

From Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7
Date 2011-11-13 17:08 -0500
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On 11/13/2011 12:46 PM, W. eWatson wrote:
> For many months I had sporadically used 2.5.2 under Win 7, then
> something went awry. I tried an uninstall/install and it didn't get any
> better. I thought I'd take another shot at it today. The uninstall went
> OK, but c:\python25 remained with several py files and a folder, Lib. I
> went ahead with the install and got a msg that asked if I wanted to
> write over the python25 folder.

Uninstall (should) only uninstall files that it installed and 
directories that are empty. The 'several py files' should be files that 
you or some third-party software installed. I personally put everything 
I write under /pythonxy in a subdirectory thereof that install and 
uninstall pay no attention to. The Lib directory contains all the 
python-coded stdlib modules. Unless you know there is something that you 
wrote that you want, I would delete it before re-installing.

I suspect that current installers work a bit better than 2.5. I would 
definitely use the latest 2.5.z that comes with an installer and not 
2.5.2. They are all the same version of the language. The only 
difference is bug fixes.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-13 09:46 -0800
  Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 Irmen de Jong <irmen@-NOSPAM-xs4all.nl> - 2011-11-13 20:08 +0100
  Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-13 17:08 -0500
    Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-13 16:06 -0800
      Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-13 16:17 -0800
        Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-13 21:19 -0800
          Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-11-14 15:24 +0000
            Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-14 07:42 -0800
              Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-11-14 16:15 +0000
                Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-14 09:31 -0800
                Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-11-14 18:00 +0000
                Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-14 10:08 -0800
                Re: Uninstalling Py 2.5.2 from Windows 7 (Invalid on Win 32 app) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-15 10:37 -0800

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