how do I set a Python installation as the default under windows ?

[Stef Mientki]

Steve Holden wrote:
> Stef Mientki wrote:
>   
>> hello,
>>
>> I just upgraded from Python 2.5 to 2.6.
>> Most of the things work,
>> but I'm struggling with one issue,
>> when I start Python in a command window,
>> it still uses Python 2.5.
>>
>> Is there a way to get Python 2.6 as my default Python environment ?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Stef Mientki
>>     
>
> It's a matter of replacing C:\Python25 with C:\Python26 in your PATH
> environment variable, which is what the Windows command processor uses
> to fined executable programs.
Thanks Steve,
that works exactly as you say.

cheers,
Stef
>  It's normal to add both the directory the
> interpreter lives in /and/  its Scripts subdirectory, so you may have
> two replacements to make. See
>
>   http://www.python.org/doc/faq/windows/
>
> for more. If anyone has any good updates to that document I'll be happy
> to make them (or give you permission to make them ...). It was written a
> long time ago, and I'm not sure it's had much love. In particular
> there'll not be anything relating to Windows 7.
>
> regards
>  Steve
>   

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