[Biopython] Windows installer does not find Python 2.63 with multiple pythons

[Mike Lisanke]

Peter,

The problem was python-2.6.3-amd64 for which their is a
numpy-1.3.0-win-amd64-py2.6 installer. Is there a reason NumPy and BioPython
have a specific dependency to work with the AMD64 build of python?

I had assumed python would be considered the runtime environment for numpy
and biopython and the dependency would only be language level. Its
disappointing to think these problems are only caused by registry check
dependencies in the windows installers of these applications. Thanks.

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Peter <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk>wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Mike Lisanke <mikelisanke at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I had Python 3.0 installed prior to attempting a bio-python install. I
> > installed Python 2.6 to its own directory, and a proper registry entry
> was
> > made in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python, however;
> > the bio-python can not find the Python 2.6 install. Is there a problem
> > having multiple python installs? Thanks.
>
> On my Windows machine I have Python 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 all co-existing
> fine (and I used to have 2.3 as well). These were all default installs to
> C:\Python26 etc, and I didn't have to do anything funny to the registry.
> I can try and remember to check the registry settings on my machine
> if you like... but for now I can only suggest you might try uninstalling
> Python 2.6, perhaps clean the registry, and then reinstall Python 2.6.
>
> Peter
>
> P.S.
>
> I haven't tried putting Python 3.0 on my Windows machine (not that
> I would bother, I would go straight to Python 3.1 now that it is out).
>



-- 
Best regards,

Mike