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From: Greg Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz>
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Subject: Re: Couldn't install numpy on Python 2.7
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:49:18 +1200
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On 13/06/24 4:31 am, avi.e.gross@gmail.com wrote:
> It seems Microsoft is having a problem where something lik 2/3 of Windows
> users have not upgraded from Windows 10 after many years

At least Python 3 is a clear improvement over Python 2 in many ways.
Whereas the only thing Microsoft seems to have done with Windows in
recent times is change it in ways that nobody wants, so there is
understandable resistance to upgrading even if it's possible.

On 13/06/24 10:09 am, Chris Angelico wrote:
 > So if anyone
 > actually does need to use pip with Python 2.7, they probably need to
 > set up a local server

You should also be able to download a .tar.gz from PyPI and use pip
to install that. Although you'll have to track down the dependencies
yourself in that case.

-- 
Greg