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So I noticed the main download button for Python 3 downloads an executable that runs a wizard that is titled "Python 3 (32 Bit)" so I figured "ahh that's fine I'll just run 32 bit Python on my 64 bit OS" but out of curiosity I stopped the install and went back to the site to find "Windows x86-64 executable installer Windows for AMD64/EM64T/x64 4c9fd65b437ad393532e57f15ce832bc 26260496" and it downloads as "python-3.7.1-amd64.exe"I was just wondering what the heck is going on?
Why is the Python 3 Windows AMD64/EM64T/x64 installer a ".amd64" file?
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asked Oct 23 '25 06:10
".amd64" is a file extension for 64 bit binaries. While ".exe" is more common, the Python 3 64-bit installer is probably labeled ".amd64" to specify that it is meant to be run on 64-bit machines.
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answered Oct 27 '25 05:10
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