[Python-Dev] Install-on-first-use vs. optional extensions

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Moore, Paul wrote:
> With option (3), what happens if you run "launcher -console" from a
> command prompt? Does it produce output in the same console window,
> or does it launch a new console?

That was a problem originally, which I have now fixed into

(3') Install two binaries, extpy.exe, and extpyw.exe.

With that approach, what do you think?

> If it's not, I'd like to see how you coded console.exe, as I've
> often needed this sort of behaviour, and never been able to achieve
> it correctly!

As I found, you can use AttachConsole in WXP, but that isn't a full
solution, either (more like a Unix background process).

Regards,
Martin