cpython/PC/setup_nt/readme.txt

Python 1.4beta3 for Windows NT 3.5
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The zip file pyth14b3.zip contains a preliminary binary release of
Python 1.4beta3 for Windows NT 3.5 and Windows '95, with Tcl/Tk
support.  The installation has not been tested on Windows 3.1 with
Win32s.  For general information on Python, see
http://www.python.org/.

To install:

Unzip the archive in the root of a file system with enough space.  It
will create a directory \Python1.4b3 containing subdirectories Bin and
Lib and some files, including setup.bat, setup.py, uninstall.bat, and
uninstall.py.  (If you don't have a zip program that supports long
filenames, get the file winzip95.exe and install it -- this is WinZip
6.1 for 32-bit Windows systems.)

Run the SETUP.BAT file found in directory just created.  When it is
done, press Enter.

To use:

Python runs in a console (DOS) window.  From the File Manager, run the
file python.exe found in the Bin subdirectory.  You can also drag it
to a program group of your choice for easier access.  Opening any file
ending in .py from the file manager should run it.

To use with Tkinter:

Get the file win41p1.exe from here or from ftp site ftp.sunlabs.com,
directory /pub/tcl/.  This is a self-extracting archive containing the
Tcl/Tk distribution for Windows NT.  Don't use an older version.

Using the control panel, set the TCL_LIBRARY and TK_LIBRARY
environment variables.  E.g. if you installed Tcl/Tk in C:\TCL (the
default suggested by the installer), set TCL_LIBRARY to
"C:\TCL\lib\tcl7.5" and set TK_LIBRARY to "C:\TCL\lib\tk4.1".

On Windows '95, you also need to add the directory "C:\TCL\bin" (or
whereever the Tcl bin directory ended up) to the PATH environment
variable.  (Sorry, I don't know how to do this myself :-( )

Once Tcl/Tk is installed, you should be able to type the following
commands in Python:

	>>> import Tkinter
	>>> Tkinter._test()

This creates a simple test dialog box (you may have to move the Python
window a bit to see it).  Click on OK to get the Python prompt back.

To uninstall:

Run the batch file UNINSTALL.BAT.  This will run the Python script
uninstall.py, which undoes the registry additions and removes most
installed files.  The batch file then proceed to remove some files
that the Python script can't remove (because it's using them).  The
batch file ends with an error because it deletes itself.  Hints on how
to avoid this (and also on how to remove the installation directory
itself) are gracefully accepted.

September 3, 1996

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)