Features

ActivePython is the industry-standard Python distribution, available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. Developers worldwide rely on ActivePython's completeness and ease-of-use, while corporate users protect their infrastructure and stay competitive with quality-assured ActivePython business solutions.

ActivePython is 100% compatible with the reference distribution of Python. Code tested with ActivePython will run on any Python installation that has the appropriate extensions installed.

Current Releases

Python
Core Python binaries
Installers
- Windows: Microsoft Windows (MSI) package installer
- Mac OS X: Native OS X Package installer
- Linux: ActiveState "AS Package" installer
- Solaris: ActiveState "AS Package" installer
- AIX: ActiveState "AS Package" installer
- HP-UX: ActiveState "AS Package" installer
Documentation
A wealth of Python documentation, include the core Python docs, Dive into Python, the Non-Programmer's Python Tutorial, Python HOWTOs and FAQs, and more.

PyWin32 extensions (developed by Mark Hammond):

PythonCOM
Framework for writing COM components in Python and calling COM components from Python
Bindings
Python bindings to the Win32 API, registry, event log, and more
Pythonwin editor
Windows native Python editor

Windows

Install "python25.exe" beside "python.exe". Install and call multiple Python versions.
PyWin32 update to build 209.2.

Mac OS X

Linux

All platforms

Full OpenSSL support.
Tcl/Tk 8.4.14 and Tix 8.4.2 upgrades.
New core extensions in Python 2.5: ctypes, SQLite (sqlite3), ElementTree (xml.etree).
Updated documentation: Python FAQs, Python HOWTOs, PEPs snapshot.

ActivePython 2.4 is a distribution of Python version 2.4. ActivePython 2.5 is a distribution of Python version 2.5.