Issue #20265: Updated some parts of the Using Windows document.
Includes:
-mention cx_Freeze instead of py2exe (at least until py2exe supports Python 3)
-update ActivePython link
-Remove mention of platforms that were never supported by Python 3 (Win9x, DOS)
diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
index 3e8b064..6c4d16e 100644
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
earlier are no longer supported (due to the lack of users or developers).
Check :pep:`11` for details on all unsupported platforms.
-* Up to 2.5, Python was still compatible with Windows 95, 98 and ME (but already
- raised a deprecation warning on installation). For Python 2.6 (and all
- following releases), this support was dropped and new releases are just
- expected to work on the Windows NT family.
* `Windows CE <http://pythonce.sourceforge.net/>`_ is still supported.
* The `Cygwin <http://cygwin.com/>`_ installer offers to install the `Python
interpreter <http://cygwin.com/packages/python>`_ as well; it is located under
@@ -36,8 +32,8 @@
release/python>`_, `Maintainer releases
<http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/python/>`_)
-See `Python for Windows (and DOS) <http://www.python.org/download/windows/>`_
-for detailed information about platforms with precompiled installers.
+See `Python for Windows <http://www.python.org/download/windows/>`_
+for detailed information about platforms with pre-compiled installers.
.. seealso::
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@
additional functionality. The following is a list of popular versions and their
key features:
-`ActivePython <http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/>`_
+`ActivePython <http://www.activestate.com/activepython/>`_
Installer with multi-platform compatibility, documentation, PyWin32
`Enthought Python Distribution <http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php>`_
@@ -527,13 +523,14 @@
by David and Paul Boddie
-Py2exe
-------
+cx_Freeze
+---------
-`Py2exe <http://www.py2exe.org/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils` extension (see
-:ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into executable Windows
-programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this, you can distribute
-your application without requiring your users to install Python.
+`cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_ is a :mod:`distutils`
+extension (see :ref:`extending-distutils`) which wraps Python scripts into
+executable Windows programs (:file:`{*}.exe` files). When you have done this,
+you can distribute your application without requiring your users to install
+Python.
WConio