[Python-Dev] VC 7.1 maintenance? (original) (raw)

IxokaI ixokai at gmail.com
Thu Jul 1 22:24:34 CEST 2004


> Are there really technical reasons the VC7.1 built Python binaries must > be distributed via msi technology or not?

The most frequently requested thing MSI provides is the ability for admins to use MS Group Policy to push installs out to boxes on a network. This hasn't been requested often ("most frequently" is a relative measure ...).

Can I jump in with a, "That is a wonderful thing" comment? We're about to go into beta with a complete re-implementation of our software in Python, and for our Windows clients, Group Policies will make everything substantially easier.

So, I hope the build ends up using MSI. :)

--Stephen



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