> Greg Stein wrote: > > > we install our python distribution under the \py<version>, > > > and we get lot of positive responses. as far as I remember, > > > nobody has ever reported problems setting up the path... > > > > *shrug* This doesn't dispute the standard Windows recommendation to > > install software into Program Files. > > no, but Tim's and my experiences from doing user support show that > the standard Windows recommendation doesn't work for command line > applications. we don't care about Microsoft, we care about Python's > users. > > to quote a Linus Torvalds, "bad standards _should_ be broken" > > (after all, Microsoft doesn't put their own command line applications > down there -- there's no "\Program Files" [sub]directory in the default > PATH, at least not on any of my boxes. maybe they've changed that > in Windows 2000?) Sorry I'm late -- I've been out of town. Just two FYIs: 1) ActivePerl goes into /Perl5.6, and my guess is that it's based on user feedback. 2) I've switched to changing the default installation to C:/Python in all my installs, and am much happier since I made that switchover. --david
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