[Tutor] A few Python Mysteries

[James Reynolds]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net
> wrote:

> Win 7, 64-bit
>
> I had Py 2.5 installed on my PC earlier this year, and it began failing
> around June. I finally uninstalled it, and tried 2.6.  Still had problems
> that centered around getting to IDLE. Uninstalled 2.6, and went to 2.7.
> Same problem. I completely uninstalled 2.7. I do have several folders of py
> programs. No Python.
>
> After that episode, I began to notice the following messages when I signed
> on to my PC after a boot. I do not bring my PC down very often.
>
> Specified module could not be found: Loadlib python.dll failed, and
> another of the same for Python25.dll failed (maybe not found).  I did a
> search for both, but neither were found.
>
> I ignored this inconvenience for a few weeks, and had developed a need to
> copy a particular python program on Win 7 to another computer. Call it
> abc.py.  I copied it to a thumb drive, and plugged the drive into the other
> PC, which has Python on it.  abc.py was missing from the drive.  I tried
> this about three times, and even went to yet another PC. No abc.py.
>
>  Finally, I pulled xyz.py from an XP PC on to the drive. When I put it on
> yet another PC, xyz.py was there, and I copied it on to the PC. Very
> strange.  Note again, I did not have Python installed on the Win 7 PC.  I
> have no idea if any of this is relevant to the attempt to install Py on my
> Win 7 PC, but it and the sign-on msgs may indicate something is twisted in
> the registry.
>
> Comments?
>
> It would be nice to get rid of the two msgs upon sign-on.
>
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Did you change the PATH to the right directory? It may still be pointing to
the old directory, or you may have never set it to begin with.
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