identifying 64-bit Windows from 2.3.5?

[Steven Knight]

Hi Ivan--

>> If I have installed 2.3.5 from the python.org Windows installer, can
>> any one point me to a run-time way to identify whether I'm running on
>> a 32-bit vs. 64-bit version of Windows XP, given that Python itself was
>> built on/for a 32-bit system?
>
> I really don't think it matters too much which one you have, I have 64 bit 
> and it works fine.

Yes, the same Python executable and code works just fine on both systems,
but I need to do different things (in this case, invoke a different
compiler with a different set of compiler options) based on whether or
not I'm building on a 32-bit or 64-bit system.

Thanks,

         --SK