martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde sorry bad yes platformarchitecture helpful problem id rather settle sort standardized nomenclature platforms use win32 api would windows xp win3232 x64 win3264 something like settled architecture name amd64 64 enough cant tell itanium amd64 apart win64 regards martin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 103501 0200 pythondev detecting 64bit windows reminder last alphas next wednesday 07may2008