Appendix B. Running Python on Specific Platforms
This appendix exposes particular details about using Python on specific platforms.
Python on Win32 Systems
As you might know at this point, Python has an official distribution for Win32 systems (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT), called Pythonwin. In order to extend this distribution to its full power, you must get an installation package that contains Python Win32 Extensions. This set of extensions for Python exposes a good part of the Win32 API, along with other Win32 extensions. These extensions are part of the win32all installation package, which is available for download (including the source code) at
http://www.python.org/windows/win32/
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