Question

I installed both Python 2.7 and Python 2.6.5. I don’t know what went wrong, but nothing related to Python seems to work any more. e.g. “setup.py install” for certain packages don’t recognize the “install” parameter and other odd phenomena…

I would like to completely remove Python from my system.
I tried running the 2.7 and 2.6 msi files and choosing remove Python and then running only 2.6 and reinstalling it. Still stuff don’t work.

How do I completely remove Python – from everything? (!)

I would not like to reinstall my entire machine just because of the Python install…

Answer 1

You will also have to look in your system path. Python puts itself there and does not remove itself: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm

Your problems probably started because your python path is pointing to the wrong one.