Upgrading from 2.5 to 2.6

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> That isn't entirely true. In Windows, python files bound to a
> particular version of python in the registry. So, for example, if you
> double click on "some_prog.py" to run it, then it will by default
> start up using python2.6 once it is installed. Also right-clicking on
> a file and selecting "edit with Idle" will open the version of Idle
> associated with 2.6 (under 2.6). This is a minor difference, but I
> wouldn't say that there are no side effects. They can be easily worked
> around.

Indeed. Notice that, at installation time, you have the option to chose
whether the new version should associate itself with the .py extension
or not. Through APR (add-remove-programs), you can later change that
also - unselect it in one installation, then select it in the other
(or run the repair installation if you selected it twice).

Regards,
Martin