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From: nn on 4 Jun 2010 10:45
On Jun 4, 9:53 am, Spyder42 <spyder1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:32:15 +0200, Christian Heimes
>
> <li...(a)cheimes.de> wrote:
> >> So your response is either, you don't know if there is a fix, or 'No
> >> way in h377.' You couldn't figure out by my post that I already knew
> >> that?
>
> >Let me paraphrase my answer:
>
> >You can't run Python 2.6 on Windows 98 because we have dropped support
> >for any Windows older than Windows 2000 SP4. It's documented at
> >http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.6.html#port-specific-changes-windows,
> >too.
>
> >Christian
>
> Yes, I get that. So your answer is... You have no idea as to weather
> there is a workaround, or a fix, or patch or anything that would help.
> right? I don't consider buying an OS to be a valid workaround.
>
>         Thanks
>         Spyder

Correct. If you use Windows 98, you are stuck at the 2.5 series of
Python. As far as I know (Christian might correct me) there is no fix
or patch to allow otherwise.

The usual volunteers that build the Windows version of Python don't
care about the extra work of maintaining Windows 98 support anymore
and nobody else has stepped forward to do it or to pay somebody to do
so.
From: Chris W on 4 Jun 2010 10:51
On Jun 4, 8:53 am, Spyder42 <spyder1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:32:15 +0200, Christian Heimes
>
> <li...(a)cheimes.de> wrote:
> >> So your response is either, you don't know if there is a fix, or 'No
> >> way in h377.' You couldn't figure out by my post that I already knew
> >> that?
>
> >Let me paraphrase my answer:
>
> >You can't run Python 2.6 on Windows 98 because we have dropped support
> >for any Windows older than Windows 2000 SP4. It's documented at
> >http://docs.python.org/whatsnew/2.6.html#port-specific-changes-windows,
> >too.
>
> >Christian
>
> Yes, I get that. So your answer is... You have no idea as to weather
> there is a workaround, or a fix, or patch or anything that would help.
> right? I don't consider buying an OS to be a valid workaround.
>
>         Thanks
>         Spyder

Then the workaround is to use an older version of Python, or use a
modern version of a free OS.
From: Terry Reedy on 4 Jun 2010 14:03
On 6/4/2010 9:08 AM, Spyder42 wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:50:28 +0200, Christian Heimes

>> Python 2.6 is not supported on Windows 98 and earlier. You need at least
>> Windows 2000 with a recent service pack.
>>
>> Christian
>
> So your response is either, you don't know if there is a fix, or 'No
> way in h377.' You couldn't figure out by my post that I already knew
> that?

Get off your high horse. Dumping on volunteer helpers is a good way to
drive them away.

It was not obvious, without closely reading your original post, and even
then it is not clear, that you *knew* than 2.6 was not supported on
Win98. You could have asked 'I know 2.6+ is not officially supported in
win98. Does anyone know a workaround other than upgrading windows or
sticking with 2.5?". *That* would have been clear.

Terry Jan Reedy


From: Spyder42 on 4 Jun 2010 18:47
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:03:48 -0400, Terry Reedy <tjreedy(a)udel.edu>
wrote:

>On 6/4/2010 9:08 AM, Spyder42 wrote:
>> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:50:28 +0200, Christian Heimes
>
>>> Python 2.6 is not supported on Windows 98 and earlier. You need at least
>>> Windows 2000 with a recent service pack.
>>>
>>> Christian
>>
>> So your response is either, you don't know if there is a fix, or 'No
>> way in h377.' You couldn't figure out by my post that I already knew
>> that?
>
>Get off your high horse. Dumping on volunteer helpers is a good way to
>drive them away.
>
>It was not obvious, without closely reading your original post, and even
>then it is not clear, that you *knew* than 2.6 was not supported on
>Win98. You could have asked 'I know 2.6+ is not officially supported in
>win98. Does anyone know a workaround other than upgrading windows or
>sticking with 2.5?". *That* would have been clear.
>
>Terry Jan Reedy
>

I'm sorry, but if I asked where the nearest gas station was, I
wouldn't expect someone to answer, "You can't get there because your
out of gas."

I had a specific question and I got a non-specific non-answer.
If they didn't know, they should not have answered.

>It was not obvious, without closely reading your original post...

So it WAS obvious to anyone who was PAYING ATTENTION?
Life is not a dress rehersal. If you don't get it right, things like
the BP's oil spill, Chernobyl, and 3 mile island happen. Perhaps I'm
being extreme, but computer programs underly our entire civilization
today. Computers dump stock, and Billions are lost, needlessly
affecting everyones life. Trains crash, boats sink, and psychos like
me go off the deep end, because no-one is paying attention.

L8r
Spyder


From: Gabriel Genellina on 5 Jun 2010 04:47
On 4 jun, 19:47, Spyder42 <spyder1...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:03:48 -0400, Terry Reedy <tjre...(a)udel.edu>
> wrote:
> >On 6/4/2010 9:08 AM, Spyder42 wrote:
> >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:50:28 +0200, Christian Heimes
>
> >>> Python 2.6 is not supported on Windows 98 and earlier. You need at least
> >>> Windows 2000 with a recent service pack.
> >> So your response is either, you don't know if there is a fix, or 'No
> >> way in h377.' You couldn't figure out by my post that I already knew
> >> that?
>
> >It was not obvious, without closely reading your original post, and even
> >then it is not clear, that you *knew* than 2.6 was not supported on
> >Win98. You could have asked 'I know 2.6+ is not officially supported in
> >win98. Does anyone know a workaround other than upgrading windows or
> >sticking with 2.5?". *That* would have been clear.
>
> I had a specific question and I got a non-specific non-answer.
> If they didn't know, they should not have answered.

You didn't state your question as clearly as you appear to think.

> >It was not obvious, without closely reading your original post...
>
> So it WAS obvious to anyone who was PAYING ATTENTION?

It is not obvious to me at least, even after closely reading your
post.
All I can deduce from it is that you assumed you would have a better
chance upgrading your OS, not that you *knew* your current OS was
officially unsupported.
Christian Heimes gave you the right answer, even if it was not the
answer you expected.

--
Gabriel Genellina
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