How to update Python? Question: I have version 2.7 installed from early 2012. I can’t find any consensus on whether I should completely uninstall and wipe this version before putting on the latest version. “Soft”-removing old versions? Hard-removing/wiping old versions? Installing over top? I’ve seen somewhere a special install/upgrade process using a “segmenting” method of …
Compiling Python modules on Windows x64 Question: I’m starting out some projects in words processing and I needed NumPy and NLTK. That was the first time I got to know easy_install and how to compile new module of python into the system. I have Python 2.7 x64 plus VS 11 and VS 12. Also Cygwin …
Installing PIL (Python Imaging Library) in Win7 64 bits, Python 2.6.4 Question: I’m trying to install said library for use with Python. I tried downloading the executable installer for Windows, which runs, but says it doesn’t find a Python installation. Then tried registering (http://effbot.org/zone/python-register.htm) Python, but the script says it can’t register (although the keys …
