[PATCH STABLE] windows: make win32 mandatory (issue1922)

[Wagner Bruna]

On 01/22/2011 05:06 PM, Patrick Mézard wrote:
> Le 20/01/11 20:04, Adrian Buehlmann a écrit :
>> On 2011-01-20 19:59, Aaron Cohen wrote:
>>> Would using ctypes directly help?
>>
>> Yeah. ctypes are cool. But they require python 2.5.
> 
> Still, requiring python 2.5 on Windows might not be such a big
> deal considering the advantages it might bring:
> - It's standard
> - In theory, with some work, it may replace pywin32 completely.
> I don't know if there are any issues with 32bits vs 64 bits OS.
> - Who knows, it may improve the situation with pure module

FWIW, ctypes can be installed separately on 2.4:

http://python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

Regards,
Wagner