title: Why does the Python 2.7 AMD 64 installer seem to run Python in 32 bit mode?
body: <p>I've installed Python 2.7 from the python-2.7.amd64.msi package from python.org.  It installs and runs correctly, but seems to be in 32-bit mode, despite the fact that the installer was a 64 bit installer.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Python 2.7 (r27:82525, Jul  4 2010, 07:43:08) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
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  &gt;&gt;&gt; import sys, platform
  &gt;&gt;&gt; platform.architecture()
  ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
  &gt;&gt;&gt; sys.maxint
  2147483647
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What can I do to install Python so that it actually runs in 64-bit mode?</p>