[Python-Dev] RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3

Fri Mar 7 00:56:24 CET 2008

Jim Kleckner wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>> Thanks for fixing these Martin!
>> I have now also uploaded signed MSI files for 3.0a3.
>>>> I have not tested them on a machine which doesn't have the
>> VS 2008 CRT installed (as all the machines I can access
>> right now do have it); please report what works and what
>> doesn't.
>> When I install 2.6a1 onto a Windoze machine without any previous 
> install, I get a dialog:
> There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
> A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected.
> Contact your support personnel or package vendor.
>> Note that it didn't have VS2008 or any other new code installed.
>> When running the Python console, running
> import Tkinter
>> results in an error saying that _tkinter can't be loaded.
> DLL load failed. The system can't find _tkinter.pyd
>> _tkinter.pyd and tcl84.dll and tk84.dll are in DLLs and
> appear to have reasonable permissions.
>> I suspect something in the install failed to set something
> in the registry. Is there any log file of the install
> to inspect?

I forgot to mention that this is on a current-patch XP
system and that I also tried python-2.6.13944.msi
from the buildbot just in case after uninstalling/reinstalling.