From e04e6f7c6cd21a1b56cd3fddceb5ded2cff6a6d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harry Percival Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:21:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove instructions to check if windows is 32-bit or 64-bit. Windows 10 was the last version of windows to support 32-bit, that dates back to 10 years ago now, and the latest version, Windows 11, only has 64-bit, since 2021. most manufacturers stopped had stopped building 32-bit computers by 2017 (https://www.quora.com/Are-32-bit-computers-still-being-produced-as-of-2017) This change proposes we remove the big, fiddly chunk of instructions for "how to check whether you have 32-bit windows", but! it replaces them with a mention of using 32-bit in the already-existing "what to do if you have any problems" paragraph, later on. my hope is that this makes life easier for the 90% of users on 64-bit windows, whilst not making things that much worse for people with older PCs. am aware that other cultural contexts may be v different in respect, where there is a lot of older hardware around! --- en/python_installation/instructions.md | 9 ++------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/python_installation/instructions.md b/en/python_installation/instructions.md index 81bf30b727c..fc15579d275 100644 --- a/en/python_installation/instructions.md +++ b/en/python_installation/instructions.md @@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ Please install normal Python as follows, even when you have Anaconda installed o -First check whether your computer is running a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of Windows, on the "System type" line of the System Info page. To reach this page, try one of these methods: -* Press the Windows key and Pause/Break key at the same time -* Open your Control Panel from the Windows menu, then navigate to System & Security, then System -* Press the Windows button, then navigate to Settings > System > About -* Search the Windows Start menu for "System Information". To do that, click the Start button or press the Windows key, then begin to type `System Information`. It will start making suggestions as soon as you type. You can select the entry once it shows up. -You can download Python for Windows from the website https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/. Click on the "Latest Python 3 Release - Python x.x.x" link. If your computer is running a **64-bit** version of Windows, download the **Windows x86-64 executable installer**. Otherwise, download the **Windows x86 executable installer**. After downloading the installer, you should run it (double-click on it) and follow the instructions there. +You can download Python for Windows from the website https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/. Scroll down to the "Stable Release" section and find "Windows installer (64-bit)". After downloading the installer, you should run it (double-click on it) and follow the instructions there. One thing to watch out for: During the installation, you will notice a window marked "Setup". Make sure you tick the "Add Python {{ book.py_version }} to PATH" or 'Add Python to your environment variables" checkbox and click on "Install Now", as shown here (it may look a bit different if you are installing a different version): @@ -22,7 +17,7 @@ One thing to watch out for: During the installation, you will notice a window ma When the installation completes, you may see a dialog box with a link you can follow to learn more about Python or about the version you installed. Close or cancel that dialog -- you'll be learning more in this tutorial! -Note: If you are using an older version of Windows (7, Vista, or any older version) and the Python {{ book.py_version }} installer fails with an error, then install all Windows Updates and try to install Python again. If you still have the error, try installing Python version {{ book.py_min_release }} from [Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/). +Note: If you are using an older version of Windows (7, Vista, or any older version) and the Python {{ book.py_version }} installer fails with an error, then install all Windows Updates and try to install Python again. If you still have the error, try installing the 32-bit version of Python, or try installing an older version, Python {{ book.py_min_release }}, from [Python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/). > Django {{ book.django_version }} needs Python {{ book.py_min_version }} or greater, which does not support Windows XP or earlier versions.