解决方案：Python Version 2.7 required, which was not found in the registry

I'm running Python 2.7 on Windows 7 64-bit, and when I run the installer for setuptools it tells me that Python 2.7 is not installed. The specific error message is:

'Python Version 2.7 required, which was not found in the registry'

I'm looking at the setuptools site and it doesn't mention any installers for 64-bit Windows. Have I missed something or do I have to install this from source?

How to install SetupTools on 64-bit Windows?

Solution:

Apparently (having faced related 64- and 32-bit issues on OS X) there is a bug in the Windows installer. I stumbled across this workaround, which might help - basically, you create your own registry value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath

and copy over the InstallPath value from:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7\InstallPath

谢谢阅读！