[Eric] Error 3 on Eric5 installation on Windows7

[Detlev Offenbach]

Am Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2012, 14:53:39 schrieb Emad Ahmed:
> I keep all Eric5 files  and extracted material enclosed in one folder and
> Python 3.2 in another separate folder and add it to the path. So what I do
> is 2 steps
> 
> cd c:\eric5
> python install.py
> 
> That was what I did previously with Eric4.
> 
> But from the command you wrote   "c:\\Python32\python.exe install.py"
> it looks to me that you put Eric5 extracted stuff loose inside python32
> folder. Is that true ? 

No. You may keep the eric5 extracted stuff wherever you like. The explicit 
path was just give in case there are multiple Python installations (e.g. 
Python2 and Python3). In the explicit case it is ensured, that the right 
Python executable is used for installation.

> Is that how it goes with Eric5 installation ?

eric5 installation is exactly the same like the eric4 installation.

> 
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Detlev Offenbach
> 
> <detlev at die-offenbachs.de>wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch, 22. Februar 2012, 10:32:36 schrieb Emad Ahmed:
> > > But I don't need "change mode" in windows like I need it in linux
> > > and I
> > 
> > am
> > 
> > > the only user in the computer hence I am the administrator and have
> > > all
> > > the privileges already when running a command. And moreover Eric5
> > > folder accepts new files added during compilation and increase in
> > > size so no administrator privileges problem in writing to that
> > > folder.
> > > I tried to install from the Command Prompt and I tried to install
> > > from
> > 
> > the
> > 
> > > IDLE (Python 3.2 GUI) but both ways didn't work.
> > > While Eric4 installed perfectly exactly in the same way, but Eric5
> > 
> > stubborn
> > 
> > > and wants only to compile not to install.
> > > If you know what argument I should pass or what I should do then
> > > please
> > > tell me because really I don't know.
> > 
> > I usually install eric5 by "c:\\Python32\python.exe install.py".
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Detlev Offenbach
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