Hi!
Can someone create package for chocolatey package manager?

Dear devs,

That's an awesome work you do here!

There are nuget packages available in the repo. However, I can't do just

nuget install "https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWin7/blob/master/3.11.3/python.3.11.3.nupkg"

Neither can I add the repo to nuget sources:

nuget sources add -name "PythonWin7" -source "https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWin7/blob/master/"

Well, I can, but without a JSON description of the repo, it doesn't make much sense.

Please add a word or two to the README about how to use the packages and how to make Python auto-updatable.

Here is an example reproducer:

>>> import os
>>> os.stat('c:\\windows\\notepad.exe')
os.stat_result(st_mode=33279, st_ino=281474976770376, st_dev=3158229071, st_nlink=2, st_uid=0, st_gid=0, st_size=193024, st_atime=1464830981, st_mtime=1464830981, st_ctime=1464830981)
>>> f = open('c:\\windows\\notepad.exe', 'rb')
>>> f.fileno()
3
>>> os.fstat(f.fileno())
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
OSError: [WinError 87] The parameter is incorrect

I did not observe this issue with python 3.11.

I forked to my own account and cloned locally. Seeing you updated, I looked to update my fork, but I'm seeing this

Not sure how to synchronise or what I should do...

Firstly, I would like to thank you for making and actively maintaining PythonWin7 (similar sentiment to #2). Companies in the manufacturing industry tend to use older OS's... many suppliers still distribute Windows 7 by default.

This request is two parts:

• Would you mind adding a brief section to the README saying who you are? Just for encouraging potential users that you are legit
• Would you mind adding a license to the project?

Notes to self for when I start working on Python 3.14 on Windows 7.

Test the pathlib.Path.copy() method introduced in python/cpython#119058 and modified in python/cpython@f09d184. It uses CopyFile2(), which is not available on Windows 7, but it appears to have a fallback when it's not available. I think this method will work fine on Windows 7, but I should test it.

I m trying to use pandas with 3.9 or 3.11 on usb stick and E:\python3.11

import pandas
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "E:\python3.11\pandas_init_.py", line 16, in
raise ImportError(
ImportError: Unable to import required dependencies:
numpy:

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!

Importing the numpy C-extensions failed. This error can happen for
many reasons, often due to issues with your setup or how NumPy was
installed.

We have compiled some common reasons and troubleshooting tips at:

https://numpy.org/devdocs/user/troubleshooting-importerror.html       

Please note and check the following:

• The Python version is: Python3.11 from "E:\python3.11\python.exe"
• The NumPy version is: "1.21.6"

and make sure that they are the versions you expect.
Please carefully study the documentation linked above for further help.

Original error was: No module named 'numpy.core._multiarray_umath'

Are there any plans to create ver 3.13 builds/Win7?
thanks!

I'm already have win7 but it is requires win7, what?

i get ! C:\Users\me\Pictures\new k5\PythonWin7-master.zip: Unexpected end of archive

I'm sure it's something on my end, but shouldn't this exe be installable on Windows 7?

Notes to self for when I start working on Python 3.13 on Windows 7.

ProcessSnapshot.h is not available on Windows 7, so restore-win7-handling.patch reverts the change that introduced its usage to the win32_getppid() function in posixmodule.c. python/cpython@be1c808 introduces an alternate implementation that does not require ProcessSnapshot.h. It uses deprecated Windows functions and falls back to using ProcessSnapshot.h if those functions fail or no longer exist. Modify the patch to use this alternate implementation for Windows 7 and remove the fallback given that Windows 7 is not going to remove the deprecated functions.

python/cpython@1d95451 adds GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime(), which is not available on Windows 7.

Python 3.11.6 and 3.12.0 have been released. I will close this once I have built installers for it.

https://github.com/pcroland/deew/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yaml
This is the current workflow for a project of mine.

  windows-build:
    name: Windows
    runs-on: windows-latest
    needs: linux-build

    steps:
      - name: Checkout source
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Set up Python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with:
          python-version: "3.12"

      - name: Set up libraries
        run: |
          python -m pip install wheel poetry
          python -m pip install "https://github.com/pcroland/Pyinstaller-Builds/releases/download/PyInstaller/pyinstaller-6.3.0-py3-none-win_amd64.whl"
          python -m pip install .

      - name: Fetch version
        run: |
          $version=$(python -c "print(open('changelog.md', 'r').read().split('\n')[0].split(' ')[2].replace(':', ''))")
          echo "Version: $version"
          echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$version" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append

      - name: Build
        run: |
          pyinstaller -F __main__.py -n deew --icon logo/icon.ico

I would like to be able to build a binary with the latest Python that runs on Win7 aswell.
Do i need https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWin7/blob/master/3.12.1/python-3.12.1-embed-amd64.zip or https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWin7/blob/master/3.12.1/python-3.12.1-amd64-full.exe to achieve it?

Opening "python.exe" from any of "python-3.x.x-embed-win32.zip" results with this error.

I have checked it with different Windows 7 (x86) installations on couple of netbooks which has Intel Atom (old x86 variant) processors. Also I tested different modded Windows 7 32 bit editions on VirtualBox and results were the same.

First of all, thank you~ (',,-ω-,,)♡
for built some unofficial installers for Python 3.9 and 3.10 that work on Windows 7 since it is no longer in the developers' interest to maintain official support.

I hope you can keep the unofficial versions in the future...

Many programs, games, browsers still work without problems in windows 7... It is sad to see when a dev says it is not supported or puts a lock on the executable to not work.

About the *.dll (api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll) I have been using it for a time, as well as the DirectX 12 DLL for windows 7:
https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Specs/blob/master/d3d/D3D12onWin7.md

d3d12.dll and d3d11on12.dll extracting the nuget package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Direct3D.D3D12On7

(Oh and I will close the topic after you see it (or you can close it)

Thanks again ♡ (ɔˆз(ˆ⌣ˆc)

RE official -> unofficial:
Is it possible to upgrade directly from official Python x64 (e.g. v3.8) to your unofficial x64 package, or is it recommended/necessary to uninstall the official build first?

RE unofficial -> unofficial:
And once a system is using your unofficial packages, can it be upgraded from version to version in the same (inline) way that the official builds can be?

Thank you

Due to python/cpython#96729, the GUIDs of the installer change between Python 3.9.6 and 3.9.7, making it impossible to upgrade across this gap. The installer for Python ≥3.9.7 will fail to recognize that there already exists a Python installation and will instead require a new, side-by-side installation.

The link that you have posted for KB3063858 is for the 32 bit version only. If you didn't know, Windows updates are either 32 bit or 64 bit only. They don't get packaged in the same installer.

The 64 bit version of KB3063858 can be found here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=47442

On adding interpreter in PyCharm '[unsupported]' in red is prefixed to interpreter entry.
PyCharm detects it as Python 3.1 with message "Python 3.1 has reached its end-of-life date and it is no longer supported in PyCharm"

I am currently researching an old system. Thank you very much for your package. Win7 has been successfully installed to the latest version. May I ask which version of Python XP currently supports? Thank you!

I can`t run the python version even with modified version provided by this repo.
Can you help?

With embedd, the dll error ocurrs.

With installer, setup failed screen appears

Dear Aohan Dang,

This is not an issue but a small notification that I have used your patches to build Python 3.9 for Windows Vista and Windows 7. Versions 3.10 and 3.11 will be published later, closer to their final bugfixes. I have published the full source code instead of patches which will make it easy to build in the future when the branches of these versions will be closed in the official CPython repository. I have given you credit.

Regards,
Volodymyr Halchenko

Note to self: Python 3.12 removes some code for Windows 7. Maybe we can add it back in when building Python 3.12, or maybe it will be too challenging to continue support for Python 3.12 on Windows 7.

python/cpython#102336
python/cpython#102255

Here is a solution through the GitHub Actions pipeline:
https://github.com/crazy-max/ghaction-virustotal

Direct API:
https://github.com/VirusTotal

How can I install PythonWin7 under Anaconda3 (https://www.anaconda.com/) ?

Currently, I am using Anaconda in Windows 7 Pro for all my Python environments. Each environment is separate and independent for different software.

How do I install this repository in an Anaconda Environment, rather than the entire Windows 7 system?

Is there a way to build a wheel file (.whl) and then pip install that wheel to a conda environment?