python-2.6

[Terry Reedy]

amir at catalystac.com wrote:

> I attempted to install numpy 1.2.0 under Windows x86 and python 2.6
> and the installation failed as well.
> 
> Let us know if you get it to work on Mac, but do not upgrade to Python
> 2.6 if you want your numpy code to work on a Windows machine at least
> until there is a new numpy release.

You can have multiple Python versions installed, each in their own 
directory.  The installer gives you the choice to have the new one grab 
the .pyx extensions or not.