On Oct 6, 8:16 pm, "Sridhar Ratnakumar" <sridh...@activestate.com> wrote: > I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.3.7 is now available for > download from: > > http://www.activestate.com/activepython/ > > This is a patch-level release that updates ActivePython to core Python > 2.6.3 along with the fixes for a couple of critical regressions that > instigated the work on 2.6.4. See the release notes for full details: > > http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/relnotes.html > > Introducing PyPM > ---------------- > > This release includes a new packaging tool by activestate called Python > Package Manager (PyPM). PyPM - currently in beta - is the package > management utility for ActivePython. It simplifies the task of locating, > installing, upgrading and removing Python modules. For full details, > see: > > http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/pypm.html > > Here's a sample command line output:: > > $ pypm install lxml > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] :repository-index: > Ready to perform these actions: > The following packages will be installed: > lxml-2.2.2 > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] lxml 2.2.2-1 > Installing lxml-2.2.2 > $ python > >>> import lxml.etree > >>>^D > > $ pypm remove lxml > Ready to perform these actions: > The following packages will be removed: > lxml-2.2.2 > Removing lxml-2.2.2 > > $ pypm install pylons > Ready to perform these actions: > The following packages will be installed: > pastescript-1.7.3 formencode-1.2.2 weberror-0.10.1 simplejson-2.0.9 > routes-1.11 nose-0.11.1 mako-0.2.5 past > edeploy-1.3.3 pylons-0.9.7 tempita-0.4 webtest-1.2 beaker-1.4.2 > webhelpers-0.6.4 paste-1.7.2 pygments-1.1.1 > decorator-3.1.2 webob-0.9.6.1 > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] formencode 1.2.2-1 > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] nose 0.11.1-1 > [...] > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] decorator 3.1.2-1 > Get: [pypm.activestate.com] webob 0.9.6.1-1 > Installing formencode-1.2.2 > Installing weberror-0.10.1 > [...] > Installing pygments-1.1.1 > Fixing script /home/sridharr/.local/bin/pygmentize > Installing decorator-3.1.2 > > What is ActivePython? > --------------------- > > ActivePython is ActiveState's binary distribution of Python. Builds for > Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, HP-UX and AIX are made freely available. > > 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. 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: > > activepython-feedb...@activestate.com > > Please file bugs against ActivePython at: > > http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?set_product=ActivePython > > On what platforms does ActivePython run? > ---------------------------------------- > > 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 > - Solaris/x86 > - HP-UX/PA-RISC > - AIX/PowerPC > - AIX/PowerPC 64-bit > > Extra Bits > ---------- > > ActivePython releases also include the following: > > - ActivePython26.chm: An MS compiled help collection of the full > ActivePython documentation set. Linux users of applications such as > xCHM might find this useful. This package is installed by default on > Windows. > > Extra bits are available from: > > http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/etc/ > > Thanks, and enjoy! > > The Python Team > > -- > Sridhar Ratnakumar > sridharr at activestate.com
Very nice, I will try it out since I am in the process of learning Python. Bob -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
