What’s New In ActivePython 2.7.13
Python 2.7.13 has fixed a huge number of issues (all of the details can be seen here), but I did want to point out a couple of items. There are several security fixes in this update that are worth noting. CVE-2016-2183 which affects those applications using DES or Triple DES ciphers in the TLS, SSH, or IPSec protocols and CVE-2016-1000110 which required a fix to the Python CGIHandler class to avoid a potential malicious HTTP request attack. In addition, on MacOS Sierra 10.12 the coupling between the system installed Python and user-installed Python such as ActivePython or Python.org can break pip and other programs. This has been fixed by not including /Library/Python/site-packages to sys.path.
With ActivePython, we provide you an out-of-the-box Python distribution, so there is no need to mess around…just install and get started! You can download ActivePython Community Edition for free or learn more about licensing here.
