Re: Upgrading WinPython

[Pierre Raybaut]

Hi,

2012/10/19 Jim Passmore <j...@passmore4.com>:
> Hello,
> Thanks for the great distribution! I love the simplicity & "portableness",
> and think it will fit my needs better than Python(x,y), which I've been
> using for a while (thanks for that as well).

Thanks for your kind words.

> I see 2.7.3.1 is out now. What is the upgrade process? Can you use the
> WinPython Control panel to upgrade WinPython itself? Or do you need to
> start over with a fresh 2.7.3.1 and add in the extra packages already added
> to 2.7.3.0?

For now, it's not possible to upgrade the `winpython` Python package
(i.e. mainly WPPM and WinPython Control Panel) from the WinPython
Control Panel, or at least it's not tested and I doubt that it would
work.
The only way to upgrade this package as well as the rest of the core
features of the distribution (executable launchers and batch scripts)
is to start over with a fresh version of WinPython and install your
extra packages all over again.

Cheers,
-Pierre

> Thanks again,
> Jim
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[Pierre Raybaut]

Hi Anatoly,

Sorry for the very late answer.

2012/11/1 anatoly techtonik <tech...@gmail.com>:
> Very-very awesome stuff you've got here. =)

Thanks :)

> Is there a clean separation in what can be upgraded and what can not?

If you mean using the WinPython Control Panel, for now there is
nothing preventing an update of a required component like PyQt (I
haven't tested it... but I don't expect it to be working...).

> Is there a separate dir for user-installed add-ons?

No, this is a standard Windows Python installation. Everything single
package is installed in the site-packages directory.

> Is there a separate place for configs?

Yes. That is the 'settings' folder at the root directory of WinPython.

> Is there any stuff that is not portable (i.e. stored in Windows registry)?

Nothing is done to the Windows registry.

> I mean if:
> 1. All files are isolated in one dir (and that should be true for portable
> installations)
> 2. File location does not depend on operating system settings
> 3. There is no modifications to these files by users
>
> Then I can generate binary update to bring previous version of the local dir
> to the new one.

Absolutely.

-Pierre