Can't install pyenchant on Windows 7 with Python 2.7 (both 64-bit)

[Patrick Maher]

Today I downloaded the install program pyenchant-1.6.5.win32.exe. When I ran it I got the message: "No Python installation found in the registry" But there is a Python installation there. I've been using Python every day for a couple of years and windows knows how to run files with a .py extension.

After getting that message, the install program presented me with an empty window and the message: "Select python installation to use" Since there was nothing to select, and no way to manually enter the installation, I couldn't get any further.

From another posting, it appears that PyEnchant might not run with 64-bit Python anyway, but I couldn't even get as far as installing it, unfortunately.

Patrick

[Chris Barker]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 8:10 AM, Patrick Maher <pat...@maher1.net> wrote:
> Today I downloaded the install program pyenchant-1.6.5.win32.exe.

the "win32" in there is not an accident -- this is a binary built for
a 32 bit python -- it's not going to work with a 64 bit python.
Period.

> When I ran
> it I got the message: "No Python installation found in the registry" But
> there is a Python installation there.

It'd be nice to ahve a better message, but what that mean is "no
compatible Pyhton installation..."

> I've been using Python every day for a
> couple of years and windows knows how to run files with a .py extension.

I'm assuming this is 64 bit Python? If it's 32 bit, then you do have a
a problem. Which installer did you use to install Python?

> From another posting, it appears that PyEnchant might not run with 64-bit
> Python anyway, but I couldn't even get as far as installing it,
> unfortunately.

if it's not going to work, no point in installing it.

If there is no binary available, then your options are to:

1) build a 64 bit version.
2) Run 32 bit Python instead -- 32 bit Python works just fine on 64
bit Windows, and I'm pretty sure the only downside is that it's
restricted to 32 bit addressable memory -- i.e. 2GB ? Most programs
don't need more than 2GB of memory anyway (though some do, of
course...)

PyEnchant required enchant, which itself requires a spell-checker --
so building a 64 bit version is less than trivial, unfortunately.

HTH,

-Chris



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[Patrick Maher]

Thanks for your informative response. Yes, I'm using 64-bit Python, as I said in the heading of my message. Now that I know what the situation is, I'll explore other other options for spell checking and decide how to proceed.

Patrick

[Donald Hirst]

Patrick, Chris,

I was glad to see this post; it explained why I ran into the same issue that Patrick raised.  For the time being, I'll install the 32 bit version of Python and run 32-bit Pyenchant.  

That said, I do wonder if anyone will be working to build a 64 bit version of Pyenchant?  It's a bit beyond my labor grade, but I'd certainly install it, if / when it becomes available.

Thanks both of you.

Regards,

Don

[Chris Barker - NOAA Federal]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Donald Hirst <dvh...@aol.com> wrote:

> That said, I do wonder if anyone will be working to build a 64 bit version
> of Pyenchant?

well, not me. Sorry.

One place to try:

Christoph Gohlke has a huge collection of Python packages built for
Windows -- I think his focus is scientific software, and he does not
have pyEnchant, but he does have Aspell_python , which you maybe you
could use, but if he's got that, then maybe Pyenchant wouldn't be a
big lift for him -- there must be a way to put in a request.

http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

-Chris


-Chris