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diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 4dfe47b..b1e7898 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ With ongoing development of Python, some platforms that used to be supported earlier are no longer supported (due to the lack of users or developers). Check :pep:`11` for details on all unsupported platforms. -* Up to 2.5, Python was still compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME (but already - raised a deprecation warning on installation). For Python 2.6 (and all - following releases), this support was dropped and new releases are just - expected to work on the Windows NT family. * `Windows CE <http://pythonce.sourceforge.net/>`_ is still supported. * The `Cygwin <http://cygwin.com/>`_ installer offers to install the `Python interpreter <http://cygwin.com/packages/python>`_ as well; it is located under @@ -36,8 +32,8 @@ Check :pep:`11` for details on all unsupported platforms. release/python>`_, `Maintainer releases <http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/python/>`_) -See `Python for Windows (and DOS) <http://www.python.org/download/windows/>`_ -for detailed information about platforms with precompiled installers. +See `Python for Windows <http://www.python.org/download/windows/>`_ +for detailed information about platforms with pre-compiled installers. .. seealso:: @@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ Besides the standard CPython distribution, there are modified packages including additional functionality. The following is a list of popular versions and their key features: -`ActivePython <http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/>`_ +`ActivePython <http://www.activestate.com/activepython/>`_ Installer with multi-platform compatibility, documentation, PyWin32 `Enthought Python Distribution <http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php>`_ @@ -527,13 +523,14 @@ shipped with PyWin32. It is an embeddable IDE with a built-in debugger. by David and Paul Boddie -Py2exe ------- +cx_Freeze +--------- -`Py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils` extension (see -:ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into executable Windows -programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, you can distribute -your application without requiring your users to install Python. +`cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils` +extension (see :ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into +executable Windows programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, +you can distribute your application without requiring your users to install +Python. WConio |