ActivePython

ActiveState ActivePython is a CPython distribution for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, distributed by ActiveState. Since version 2.6.3.7, ActivePython comes with PyPM (cross-platform Python Package Manager) that is used to install binary Python packages. ActivePython also includes PyWin32 and several other documentation/tutorials for Python.

Included Extentions

Core Extensions

• Tcl/Tk version
• ElementTree (xml.etree)
• OpenSSL.
• SQLite (sqlite3).
• ctypes.
• linux-ia64 build failures
• solaris-sparc build failures
• solaris-x86 build failures
• hpux-parisc libffi not ported to PA-RISC arch
• hpux-ia64 build failures
• Zlib.
• BZip2.

Extra Extensions

• The Python for Windows Extensions (PyWin32 version 214).
• The interface to the Win32 API (win32api).
• The interfaces to Win32 COM (win32com and win32comext).
• The Pythonwin Development Environment.

Documentation =

ActivePython documentation also includes documentation for:

• Core Python language documentation

• Andrew Kuchling's What's New in Python documentation series

• Python Frequently Ask Questions List (For the most recent version, refer to the Python FAQs on python.org.)

• Python HOWTOs

• A snapshot of the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) (For the most recent version, refer to the PEPs on python.org .)

• Dive Into Python (A tutorial for programmers)

• Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python

• PyWin32 Extensions Reference

• ActiveState
• ActivePerl
• ActiveTcl

External links

• Official Product Page
• Why does activepython exist