From c3cf97b4ea05fc79b7753c66e31d861cadb0607e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zachary Ware Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:23:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Issue #20265: Updated some parts of the Using Windows document. Includes: -mention cx_Freeze instead of py2exe (at least until py2exe supports Python 3) -update ActivePython link -Remove mention of platforms that were never supported by Python 3 (Win9x, DOS) --- Doc/using/windows.rst | 23 ++++++++++------------- Misc/NEWS | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 3e8b0646945..6c4d16e2708 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ With ongoing development of Python, some platforms that used to be supported earlier are no longer supported (due to the lack of users or developers). Check :pep:`11` for details on all unsupported platforms. -* Up to 2.5, Python was still compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME (but already - raised a deprecation warning on installation). For Python 2.6 (and all - following releases), this support was dropped and new releases are just - expected to work on the Windows NT family. * `Windows CE `_ is still supported. * The `Cygwin `_ installer offers to install the `Python interpreter `_ as well; it is located under @@ -36,8 +32,8 @@ Check :pep:`11` for details on all unsupported platforms. release/python>`_, `Maintainer releases `_) -See `Python for Windows (and DOS) `_ -for detailed information about platforms with precompiled installers. +See `Python for Windows `_ +for detailed information about platforms with pre-compiled installers. .. seealso:: @@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ Besides the standard CPython distribution, there are modified packages including additional functionality. The following is a list of popular versions and their key features: -`ActivePython `_ +`ActivePython `_ Installer with multi-platform compatibility, documentation, PyWin32 `Enthought Python Distribution `_ @@ -527,13 +523,14 @@ shipped with PyWin32. It is an embeddable IDE with a built-in debugger. by David and Paul Boddie -Py2exe ------- +cx_Freeze +--------- -`Py2exe `_ is a :mod:`distutils` extension (see -:ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into executable Windows -programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, you can distribute -your application without requiring your users to install Python. +`cx_Freeze `_ is a :mod:`distutils` +extension (see :ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into +executable Windows programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, +you can distribute your application without requiring your users to install +Python. WConio diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index d4de9d07c36..f64a29835ba 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ Tests Documentation ------------- +- Issue #20265: Updated some parts of the Using Windows document. + - Issue #20266: Updated some parts of the Windows FAQ. - Issue #20255: Updated the about and bugs pages.