Questions on 64 bit versions of Python

[Fuzzyman]

On Jul 26, 8:02 pm, Rob Williscroft <r... at freenet.co.uk> wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote innews:488B570C.8070202 at v.loewis.dein
> comp.lang.python:
>
> >> I just tested, I built a default C# forms app using the "AnyCPU"
> >> option and it ran as a 64 bit app (no *32 in Task Manager), this is
> >> on XP64.
>
> >> I have though installed the AMD64 version of the 2.0 framework and
> >> AFAICT neither windows update or the Visual Studio installer
> >> will install that by default, you have to go get it your self.
>
> > Interesting. I only tested this in .NET 1.1. Perhaps they have changed
> > something since. How exactly did you launch the program? Does it change
> > if you use Python's os.spawn* to launch it?
>
> If subprocess.call will do then I can report the same results, a
> 64 bit process, using 32 bit CPython 2.5 to call it.
>
> Also if the programme (C#) is built with the 3.5 framework I
> get the same results, however interestingly there is no 64 bit
> build for the 3.5 framework (or at least I was unable to find one).
>
> Rob.
> --http://www.victim-prime.dsl.pipex.com/

.NET 3.5 is a set of extension assemblies and does not change the
underlying runtime - so there is probably no need for a separate 63
bit build for .NET 3.5.

Michael Foord
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