ActivePython

ActivePython is a CPython distribution by ActiveState for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. 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 Extensions

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

See also

• ActiveState
• ActivePerl
• ActiveTcl

External links

• Official Product Page
• Why does activepython exist