http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePython/

ActiveState provides a Windows oriented Python distribution.  It is easy to install.  The .p
y scripts look OK in my Notepad (WinNT 4).  Wordpad is better about dealing with LF oriented
 files, but you need to be careful about saving the file as a text
file.

Roman Suzi wrote:
>  
>  Hello,
>  
>  I am not sure if my question fits here, but I see lots
>  of such questions in c.l.p and probably this one could
>  gather expert answers, easily found later via google.
>  
>  Keywords: Python Win32 Windows DOS prompt path setup start run install
>            CRLF edit editor IDLE
>  
>  For more than 4 years already I am working with Linux. But in order to do
>  packaging of Python related material I need to make it "right" in Windows.
>  
>  And here I understand how difficult things in Windows are (compared to
>  Linux). Below I refer to Win98 SE.
>  
>  1. After installing Python under Windows, I can't just type "python" in
>  DOS-prompt to run scripts. What is the easy way for the novice to set PATH
>  correctly? ("> start python" works fine).
>  
>  2. Some tar.gz archives are using LF-line ends (and this is right thing
>  for UNIX or under IDLE). However, such scripts are not editable in NotePad
>  which is fabulous default Windows editor. What is the better choice:
>  to get/provide CR-LF-ed text files or (how?) make users decode text files
>  for themselves?
>  
>  The deadlock is: NotePad can't be used due to LF-ed py-files and IDLE
>  internal editor can't be used because IDLE doesn't support non-latin-1
>  chars... I could suggest Emacs, but for beginners... They will be
>  pissed off not only for Emacs, but Python alltogether. This way or that
>  solution must be "freely distributable".
>  
>  3. What is the preferred way to run setup.py script? (MS DOS prompt
>  doesn't work due to the problem no 1 above and if it works, how do I open
>  MS DOS prompt in the needed directory and not in the C:\WINDOWS> ? (using
>  cd or adding some bat or pif files to the directory with unzipped contents
>  is not an option: it makes feel like Python doesn't suit into Windows
>  environment well). Or do I need to get some freeware kind of Norton Editor
>  for such tasks? (What Windows "Explorer" is for, then?)
>  
>  * * *
>  
>  I think, these questions have impact on Python usability under Windows.
>  Probably, the best solution could be adding GUI to Distutils, so running
>  JUST setup.py without options will bring up a dialog with all available
>  options or at least a text-prompt for them (like this is done for Mac
>  which do not have command line).
>  
>  The reason I posted this to Tutor is that probably I need to learn more
>  about Windows+Python to resolve problems stated above. And yes, I have
>  read Distutils docs. (please, tell if I need to reread them).
>  
>  Thank you for answers!
>  
>  Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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