Thanks for the information.

The installer is supposed to look for Python. If Python is not found, the 
installer is supposed to let the user abort installation to install Python 
and restart the installation, or to proceed to install but without the 
Python features. I am trying to find out if this works (it's hard to tell 
since of course I do have Python installed and it's tedious to install and 
uninstall it).

Regards,
Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Uğur Güney" 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 4:16 PM
Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Csound 5.08Beta


> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Michael Gogins  
> wrote:
>>  If you do not want to use the Python features, remove csnd.dll, 
>> _csnd.pyd,
>>  CsoundAC.pyd, _CsoundAC.pyd, and py.dll from your Csound installation.
>
> # Thanks for the clarification! I moved the files you mentioned and
> the warning messages had gone!
> # Actually, we just started a computer music study group in our
> physics department (in Bogazici University). I am trying to help other
> students for learning Csound. In the first meeting we installed the
> program. And the first message we get from Csound was the "python not
> found" warning. :-) It feels like something is going wrong. In the
> next meeting I will say them to remove that files too.
>
>>  I would prefer it if these messages were not even printed, but other 
>> Csound
>>  developers prefer them to be printed.
>>
>>  The 5.08 Windows installer attempts to detect if Python is installed on 
>> your
>>  system, and to give you a choice whether or not to install the Python
>>  features.
>
> # May I give a suggestion (as a simple Csound user)? If one chooses
> not to install Python then the installer should not copy the .dll's
> and .pyd's (csnd.dll etc) Or put them in an other folder where they
> will not interrupt the normal sound rendering process. And in that
> folder there may be a text file which includes the instructions to
> install python and where to copy that files if the user changes its
> mind and wants to try the Python. I think this is simpler than getting
> a warning at every run. (I think if warnings are put to the command
> line then it is not a big problem. But in Xp the user gets a warning
> window with a red error sign where s/he must press enter to proceed.
> Actually this is the annoying issue.)
>
>>  Please let me know if you do, or do not, have Python 2.5 installed on 
>> your
>>  computer.
>
> # Python is not installed on my computer.
> # Thanks again!
> -ugur-
>
>
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