Installing Python on a fileserver

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Marco Aschwanden (2004-10-22 10:46 +0200)
> I would like to install Python on a fileserver. All the machines (all 
> Win2K) should afterwards use this Python installation. The (Python) apps I 
> am developing will be as well placed on the fileserver.
> 
> My advantages would be:
> - I have to keep only 1 Python installation up-to-date.
> - (Frequent) changes of the apps are easily distributed by copying them to 
> the fileserver.
> 
> How do I install Python (on this fileserver)?

Simply install it on the file server share.

> I am as well using other packages like wxWindows... anything to consider 
> there?

No.

> Are there special precautions on the client machines? Hopefully not. 
> (Paths? Dlls?)

If you don't know this you probably never installed Python on a
Windows machine. Of course all the file associations and registry
entries. Why don't you test it?

> Special considerations on using shortcuts to start the app?

What "app"?

Thorsten