[Bf-python] A python25.zip file is needed for the current CVS

[Campbell Barton]

point About any XML format is valid... especialy with collada being a 
format proposed to solve application interop issues.

We could work in a menu (In BPyMessages) that tells the user they need 
python, which version and where to download it from.
That at least is a bit nicer then "you need a full python install"

If its possible (without the full install) - it could even have an 
option to go directly to the website.


Its probably worth including struct and some XML lib with Blender/win32. 
though Im not sure how thats done.

Willian Padovani Germano wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I still believe that it's much better to distribute Blender with this 
> minimal set of default modules on Windows.
> 
> Let's not forget that users of other platforms already have the needed 
> Python install, usually, and that Windows users are the vast majority. 
> With two very small files (a zip and a .pyd) they don't need to download 
> and install 9MB (I guess) *of the right version* of a language + simple 
> ide + tools + sample scripts + extensive documentation that they will 
> possibly only use for Blender.
> 
> The trouble of bundling just enough Python to let them run a lot of 
> scripts out of the box is negligible considering the alternative, imho. 
> Imagine the "I downloaded Blender at school, took it home and found out 
> I need something called Python to import obj"; "it's even bigger than 
> Blender!"; plus much more of those "I installed Python 2.X (X == wrong 
> version), but Blender still says I don't have it", etc. etc.
> 
> Now, when our nice users get more experienced and decide to try a little 
> scripting or installing some meaner script package, then they are 
> required to be able to install full Python themselves.
> 


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