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  • Matt5883@aol.com
    #1

    QUESTION


    What is python 2.1.1? How did it get on my computer? Is it a necessary
    program? Can I safely delete it/remove it? If so how? I do not recall
    downloading it. Does it come bundled with some other program? Maybe one of my kids did
    it. I do not see enough information on your site to make these
    determinations. I have a Compaq 5184 with OEM Win 98 installed...I do not ever recall
    seeing "python" in the programs. I have been having alot of problems with my
    computer lately and I am removing unecessary "junk"
    Thanks,
    Matt

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    • Simon Bayling
      #2
      Re: QUESTION

      Python is a popular programming language. The program "c:\python2 .1
      \Python.exe" is required to run applications written in Python, so it
      most likely was installed by something else.

      Check c:\python21\INS TALL.LOG if there is one, it should tell you the
      date and time it was installed, if that's any help.

      Regarding whether you can safely delete it or not...
      That depends on where it came from. If it is required by another program,
      that program will break if Python suddenly disappears.

      In itself it is not going to be causing problems, and no-one here is
      going to classify it as 'unecessary junk'! ;)

      I suggest you go to a tutorial and start learning Python :)
      If that doesn't interest you, try renaming the folder and using your PC
      for a while... if nothing you want to keep suddenly breaks then you can
      most likely safely remove it.

      Cheers,
      Simon.

      [email protected] m wrote in
      news:mailman.10 57759874.18441. [email protected] :
      [color=blue]
      >
      > What is python 2.1.1? How did it get on my computer? Is it a
      > necessary program? Can I safely delete it/remove it? If so how? I
      > do not recall downloading it. Does it come bundled with some other
      > program? Maybe one of my kids did it. I do not see enough information
      > on your site to make these determinations. I have a Compaq 5184 with
      > OEM Win 98 installed...I do not ever recall seeing "python" in the
      > programs. I have been having alot of problems with my computer lately
      > and I am removing unecessary "junk" Thanks,
      > Matt[/color]


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        • Andrew Wilkinson
          #3
          Re: QUESTION

          Simon Bayling wrote:[color=blue]
          > I suggest you go to a tutorial and start learning Python :)
          > If that doesn't interest you, try renaming the folder and using your PC
          > for a while... if nothing you want to keep suddenly breaks then you can
          > most likely safely remove it.[/color]

          If your pc does still work ok having renamed it, I would rename it back to
          Python, and then try and run the uninstaller. This will remove any registry
          entries and file type associations.

          HTH,
          Andrew Wilkinson

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          Quiet! You'll miss the humorous conclusion


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