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  • ActivePython

    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

  • ActivePython 2.5.2.2
  • ActivePython 2.4.5.14

Complete ActivePython Package

  • 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.

Windows Platform Extras

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

New in ActivePython 2.5

Windows

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

Mac OS X

  • Mac OS X universal build.
  • Improved uninstall procedure.

Linux

  • Package name changes. See the Release Notes for detailed information.

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.