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Python 1.4beta3 for Windows NT 3.5
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The zip file pyth14b3.zip contains a preliminary binary release of
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Python 1.4beta3 for Windows NT 3.5 and Windows '95, with Tcl/Tk
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support. The installation has not been tested on Windows 3.1 with
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Win32s. For general information on Python, see
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http://www.python.org/.
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To install:
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Unzip the archive in the root of a file system with enough space. It
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will create a directory \Python1.4b3 containing subdirectories Bin and
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Lib and some files, including setup.bat, setup.py, uninstall.bat, and
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uninstall.py. (If you don't have a zip program that supports long
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filenames, get the file winzip95.exe and install it -- this is WinZip
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6.1 for 32-bit Windows systems.)
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Run the SETUP.BAT file found in directory just created. When it is
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done, press Enter.
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To use:
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Python runs in a console (DOS) window. From the File Manager, run the
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file python.exe found in the Bin subdirectory. You can also drag it
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to a program group of your choice for easier access. Opening any file
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ending in .py from the file manager should run it.
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To use with Tkinter:
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Get the file win41p1.exe from here or from ftp site ftp.sunlabs.com,
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directory /pub/tcl/. This is a self-extracting archive containing the
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Tcl/Tk distribution for Windows NT. Don't use an older version.
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Using the control panel, set the TCL_LIBRARY and TK_LIBRARY
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environment variables. E.g. if you installed Tcl/Tk in C:\TCL (the
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default suggested by the installer), set TCL_LIBRARY to
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"C:\TCL\lib\tcl7.5" and set TK_LIBRARY to "C:\TCL\lib\tk4.1".
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On Windows '95, you also need to add the directory "C:\TCL\bin" (or
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whereever the Tcl bin directory ended up) to the PATH environment
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variable. (Sorry, I don't know how to do this myself :-( )
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Once Tcl/Tk is installed, you should be able to type the following
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commands in Python:
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>>> import Tkinter
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>>> Tkinter._test()
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This creates a simple test dialog box (you may have to move the Python
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window a bit to see it). Click on OK to get the Python prompt back.
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To uninstall:
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Run the batch file UNINSTALL.BAT. This will run the Python script
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uninstall.py, which undoes the registry additions and removes most
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installed files. The batch file then proceed to remove some files
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that the Python script can't remove (because it's using them). The
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batch file ends with an error because it deletes itself. Hints on how
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to avoid this (and also on how to remove the installation directory
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itself) are gracefully accepted.
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September 3, 1996
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--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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