Installing SetupTools on 64-bit Windows

Question

I'm running Python 2.7 on Windows 7 64-bit, and when I run the installer for setuptools it tells me that Python 2.7 is not installed. The specific error message is:

`Python Version 2.7 required which was not found in the registry`

My installed version of Python is:

`Python 2.7 (r27:82525, Jul  4 2010, 07:43:08) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32`

I'm looking at the setuptools site and it doesn't mention any installers for 64-bit Windows. Have I missed something or do I have to install this from source?

Answer 1

Get the file register.py from this gist. Save it on your C drive or D drive, go to CMD to run it with:

'python register.py'

Then you will be able to install it.

Answer 2

I made a registry (.reg) file that will automatically change the registry for you. It works if it's installed in "C:\Python27":

Download 32-bit version HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\

Download 64-bit version HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE|HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\

Answer 3

To allow Windows installers to find the installed Python directory in Windows 7, OR, change which Python installation to install an installer into, add the installed path into the InstallPath registry key's (Default) value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.X\InstallPath

Where "X" is the Python version (that is, 2.5, 2.6, or 2.7).

Answer 4

You can find 64bit installers for a lot of libs here: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

Answer 5

Create a file named python2.7.reg (registry file) and put this content into it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\Help]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\Help\MainPythonDocumentation]
@="C:\\Python27\\Doc\\python26.chm"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath]
@="C:\\Python27\\"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath\InstallGroup]
@="Python 2.7"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\Modules]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\PythonPath]
@="C:\\Python27\\Lib;C:\\Python27\\DLLs;C:\\Python27\\Lib\\lib-tk"

And make sure every path is right!

Then run (merge) it and done :)