Installing Python 2.6 on Vista

[Scott David Daniels]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> It installs fine for 'just me', so no problem.
> 
> It installs for 'just me', but it doesn't work. Just try starting
> IDLE, or import the socket module.
> 
> Regards,
> Martin

See bug 3296 (and its patch).
If the import produces a warning, Idle's improper use of the
format_warning and show_warning stuff turns the waning into an error.


--Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org