[Biopython] Windows 7 installation issue

[Peter]

On 24 Feb 2010, at 18:22, Oleg Moskvin <ovm at uwyo.edu> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I've installed Biopython on my Linux system just fine. I also need a  
> copy of that on my laptop running Windows 7. While this is supposed  
> to be much easier procedure, the installer returned a silly error  
> message "Python version 2.6 required which is not found in the  
> registry". I do have Python 2.6 installed and perfectly working and  
> numpy 1.3 installed smoothly as well. Unfortunately, there is no  
> option to manually point the Biopython installer to the Python  
> installation directory (which is C:\python26 in my case), so the  
> installer quits and there is no apparent way to overcome this. What  
> would you suggest?
>
> Thanks!

Hi,

The installer looks for information recorded in the Windows registry  
when you install Python. This may be affected by how Python was  
installed (all users versus just you) and the stricter access controls  
on Windows 7. I don't have Windows Vista or Windows 7, so can't try  
this.

Another option is to install Biopython from source which can be done  
with a free compiler - see our installation doc.

Peter