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authorGravatar discretegames <[email protected]>2022-11-13 10:43:24 -0800
committerGravatar discretegames <[email protected]>2022-11-13 10:43:24 -0800
commitd59465bd63adcf9ac1b63ffdc0e5468321a4977c (patch)
tree6daad3263ad2c7148b9e46642755698c6459e701
parentNOT back to Not and wrapped things to 120chars (diff)
removed import workaround and mentioned 32-bit download in windows guides
-rw-r--r--pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/common-issues.md4
-rw-r--r--pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/installing-and-using-python.md10
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/common-issues.md b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/common-issues.md
index 65633609..b8153e86 100644
--- a/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/common-issues.md
+++ b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/common-issues.md
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ with `py`. See [this guide](../installing-and-using-python/#the-py-launcher) for
- [**Pillow**](https://pypi.org/project/Pillow/): You need to `pip install Pillow`, but the import is
usually `from PIL import Image`.
- Normal imports in Python can't have dashes (`-`) in them as it would be interpreted as subtraction. Though [there
- are workarounds](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7583652/python-module-with-a-dash-or-hyphen-in-its-name).
+ Normal imports in Python can't have hyphens (`-`) in them as it would be interpreted as subtraction. So if the
+ package name has a `-` in it the import will definitely be different.
- #### Are you installing to the same environment you're running your code from?
diff --git a/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/installing-and-using-python.md b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/installing-and-using-python.md
index cbfc17a3..81fe4cbb 100644
--- a/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/installing-and-using-python.md
+++ b/pydis_site/apps/content/resources/guides/python-guides/windows/installing-and-using-python.md
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ Windows 11 or other modern versions of Python.)
> version compatibility or for working on projects made in a certain version. Only uninstall things if you want to.
1. Go to [python.org/downloads](https://www.python.org/downloads) and click the big yellow "Download Python 3.x.x"
- button near the top of the page. That should start the download of the installer for the latest version that best
- suits your computer.
+ button near the top of the page. That should start the download of the installer (a file like
+ `python-3.11.0-amd64.exe`) for the latest version of Python.
- If you want a different version or it doesn't work for some reason, you can download the
- Windows installer you want from [python.org/downloads/windows](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows).
+ If you want a different version or it doesn't work for some reason, you can download the Windows installer you want
+ from [python.org/downloads/windows](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows). If you still have a [32-bit operating
+ system](#32-bit-vs-64-bit) you'll need to go here and look for the latest "Windows installer (32-bit)" because the
+ yellow button downloads the 64-bit installer by default.
[![Step 1](/static/images/content/python-on-windows/recommended_install_1.png)](/static/images/content/python-on-windows/recommended_install_1.png)