mistake in Python 2.1.1 debug download

[Tim Peters]

[Tom]
> I just downloaded the following:
> Python-2.1.1-Debug.zip
>
> It includes Python22 files.  I assume this is a mistake.

So it does!  My mistake.  Ignore the *22.* files, or think of them as
fascinating freebies.

> Also, where do the .pdb files go?  Aren't .pdb files compiler
> specific?  Is this debug download platform/compiler specific?

Nothing in that zip file is of any use to you unless you're writing Python
extensions in C or C++, on Windows, and using MSVC 6.  Even then it's of
limited use, and probably more trouble to download than it's worth.

> A readme file would be helpful.

I bet you downloaded it from SourceForge.  python.org explains the
uselessness of this file on its download page.  You just convinced me to
stop shipping this file <wink>, so rest assured it won't happen again.

If you're not used to Python, download 2.1.1 from

    http://www.python.org/2.1.1/

instead.  It's got better instructions.  Unfortunately, there's no way to
add explanatory text to the Files download page on SourceForge.