We are pleased to announce the availability of both ActivePython 2.6.5.12 and
ActivePython 3.1.2.3.
http://www.activestate.com/activepython/
Here is what you should know about these two releases:
PyWin32: PyWin32 is now included in the 64-bit & Python3 builds! Since we
recently updated our PyWin32 source tree, this release comes with several bug
fixes.
PyPM: There is now an “upgrade” feature in PyPM, our beloved Python Package
Manager distributed with ActivePython free of charge. What this means is that
if you type “pypm upgrade” it will update all your installed Python Packages to
the latest version to save you time and keep you up-to-date.
Switch between Python versions: Also new in this 2.6 release is a new tool
called "pythonselect" that can be used to switch between multiple ActivePython
versions. This is currently only supported on MacOSX although support for other
platforms and, perhaps, other Python installations, is in the roadmap (patches
are welcome too!).
Dive Into Python 3: ActivePython 3.1.2.3 now includes Mark Pilgrim’s Dive Into
Python 3, the popular advanced tutorial for learning Python3. You can find it
in the documentation section.
Miscellaneous: We also updated the base Tcl/Tk version to 8.5.8; added OpenSSL
and ctypes support in the 64-bit build; upgraded to openssl-0.9.8l; included
Tcl/Tk development headers – among several other bug fixes with IDLE and
Tkinter installation. And of course, they use the latest Python version: 2.6.5
and 3.1.2.
See the release notes for full details:
http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/relnotes.html#changes
http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/relnotes.html#changes
And our blog post on this release:
http://blogs.activestate.com/2010/03/activestate-releases-activepython-2-6-5-12-and-activepython-3-1-2-3/
What is ActivePython?
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ActivePython is ActiveState's binary distribution of Python. Builds for
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux are made freely available. Builds for Solaris, HP-UX
and AIX, and access to older versions are available with ActivePython Business
Edition:
http://www.activestate.com/business_edition/
ActivePython includes the Python core and the many core extensions: zlib and
bzip2 for data compression, the Berkeley DB (bsddb) and SQLite (sqlite3)
database libraries, OpenSSL bindings for HTTPS support, the Tix GUI widgets for
Tkinter, ElementTree for XML
processing, ctypes (on supported platforms) for low-level library access, and
others. The Windows distribution ships with PyWin32 -- a
suite of Windows tools developed by Mark Hammond, including bindings to the
Win32 API and Windows COM.
Beginning with the 2.6.3.7 release, ActivePython includes a binary package
manager for Python (PyPM) that can be used to install packages much easily. For
example:
pypm install pylons
See this page for full details:
http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/whatsincluded.html
As well, ActivePython ships with a wealth of documentation for both new and
experienced Python programmers. In addition to the core Python docs,
ActivePython includes the "What's New in Python" series, "Dive into Python",
the Python FAQs & HOWTOs, and the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs).
An online version of the docs can be found here:
http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/
We would welcome any and all feedback to:
[email protected]
Please file bugs against ActivePython at:
http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?set_product=ActivePython
On what platforms does ActivePython run?
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ActivePython includes installers for the following platforms:
- Windows/x86
- Windows/x64 (aka "AMD64")
- Mac OS X
- Linux/x86
- Linux/x86_64 (aka "AMD64")
- Solaris/SPARC (Business Edition only)
- Solaris/x86 (Business Edition only)
- HP-UX/PA-RISC (Business Edition only)
- AIX/PowerPC (Business Edition only)
- AIX/PowerPC 64-bit (Business Edition only)
Custom builds are available in Enterprise Edition:
http://www.activestate.com/activepython/enterprise/
Thanks, and enjoy!
The Python Team
--
Sridhar Ratnakumar
sridharr at activestate.com
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http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
