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Author	jaraco
Recipients	carlfk, dsmiller, jaraco, loewis, mel, nnorwitz, norvellspearman, tim.peters
Date	2008年06月24日.12:52:07
SpamBayes Score	3.644251e-05
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Message-id	<1214311930.15.0.710734380321.issue1284316@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>

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+1 on using "Program Files" by default. In addition to the points mentioned above, there are other considerations. In 64-bit platforms (Windows XP x64 and Vista 64-bit), programs are segmented by their binary compatibility (C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)). Installing Python to the proper program directory helps keep it organized as to it's binary compatibility. Additionally, I often run several version of Python side-by-side, and having these clutter my root directory is simply unacceptable. I've been running Python from C:\Program Files for years, and I have encountered problems, even including the recent setuptools bug, but for the most part, these issues have been worked out. I add C:\Program Files\Python and c:\Program Files\Python\Scripts to my path, and things work well. I would think that since only a few issues remain, if Python is moved to the standard location, any remaining issues can be ironed out.

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+1 on using "Program Files" by default.
In addition to the points mentioned above, there are other considerations.
In 64-bit platforms (Windows XP x64 and Vista 64-bit), programs are
segmented by their binary compatibility (C:\Program Files and C:\Program
Files (x86)). Installing Python to the proper program directory helps
keep it organized as to it's binary compatibility.
Additionally, I often run several version of Python side-by-side, and
having these clutter my root directory is simply unacceptable.
I've been running Python from C:\Program Files for years, and I have
encountered problems, even including the recent setuptools bug, but for
the most part, these issues have been worked out. I add C:\Program
Files\Python and c:\Program Files\Python\Scripts to my path, and things
work well. I would think that since only a few issues remain, if Python
is moved to the standard location, any remaining issues can be ironed out.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2008年06月24日 12:52:10	jaraco	set	spambayes_score: 3.64425e-05 -> 3.644251e-05 recipients: + jaraco, tim.peters, loewis, nnorwitz, mel, dsmiller, norvellspearman, carlfk
2008年06月24日 12:52:10	jaraco	set	spambayes_score: 3.64425e-05 -> 3.64425e-05 messageid: <1214311930.15.0.710734380321.issue1284316@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2008年06月24日 12:52:09	jaraco	link	issue1284316 messages
2008年06月24日 12:52:07	jaraco	create

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