Distributing a Python app

[Tim Peters]

[Tim]
> FYI, I'm seriously looking at switching the PythonLabs Windows
> installer over to Inno ...

[David Bolen]
> Wasn't there something or other you mentioned it couldn't quite do
> that the current Wise stuff does when this last came up?

Yes, it couldn't (and still can't) do stuff conditionally on NT/2000
depending on whether the user has Admin privileges.  They're required to add
HKLM registry entries; the Wise script backs off to HKCU if Admin privileges
are required on the box and the user doesn't have them, and pops up a dialog
box telling the user that's going to happen, giving them an early chance to
abort if that's not what they want.

So if we take this route we require Admin privileges; or write to HKCU all
the time instead; or ship two distinct Windows installers.

no-choice-is-attractive-including-the-status-quo-ly y'rs  - tim