[Python-Dev] Re: Timing for Py2.4

[Thomas Heller]

"Moore, Paul" <Paul.Moore at atosorigin.com> writes:

> From: Florian Schulze
>> I currently can't compile Python 2.4 myself (don't have MSVC 7.1), so I 
>> can't test out Python 2.4. What about just releasing a development 
>> snapshot if that is a better name than alpha. I think 2.4 should get a 
>> release soon, so people who want to test it out, get the chance.
>
> Martin von Loewis released a MSI installer of 2.4 some time back, which I
> installed. But without binaries of pywin32, ctypes and cx_Oracle, I can't
> realistically use it for anything other than "playing". (wxPython and PIL
> would be nice, but not essential).

I'll try to add a 2.4 binary to the next ctypes release, although I'm
not completely sure that bdist_wininst works with 2.4. IIRC, I had some
problems using bdist_wininst with the now current zlib 1.2.1.
I could do the same for pywin32 (although I don't have the more exotic
SDK's installed, and I don't build autoduck docs).

But I cannot help with the other extensions you mention.

Thomas