Python 2.7.2 on Win7 and IDLE (Try it)

[W. eWatson]

On 11/19/2011 2:34 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 11/18/2011 6:44 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:06:47 -0800, W. eWatson wrote:
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>>> Undoubtedly some of you have seen my post Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2
>>> flop the same way under Win 7.
>>>
>>> One thing I think no one has offered is whether their installation of
>>> 2.7.2 has the same IDLE oddity that I've described. That is, if you
>>> right-click on a py file, do you see a choice for the IDLE editor?
>>
>> Terry Reedy has already said that his installation works fine.
>>
>> "I installed 3.3.2 on a new Win 7 machine and Edit with IDLE works fine."
>
> 64 bit python and 64 bit win 7
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>> If you have installed the regular, 32-bit version of Python on a 64-bit
>> version of Windows, chances are good that there will be registry problems
>> stopping things from working correctly. See Stephen Hansen's post.
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Yes, see the other fork started by MRAB I tried it. Same old problem.