python24 symbol file...pyhon24.pdb

[Christian Heimes]

over at thepond.com wrote:
> I've seen a few references on the net to a python24.pdb file. I assume
> it's a symbol file along the lines of the pdb files issued by
> microsoft for their products. Maybe I'm wrong.

.pdb files (program database) are created by MS' compiler, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_database. Python doesn't ship the
files. You have to compile Python yourself to get the pdb files.

Christian