On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Robert Campbell wrote: > I am not a programmer, but have decided to learn Python. I am wondering > if anyone has used the Activestate ActivePython and what are the > advantages/disadvantages of using it rather than the standard Python > tools.
If you're on Windows, I recommend it. It is the full Python, plus some Windows extensions. The only downside I've encountered is that, as of 2.4, it no longer includes the Help files in their original HTML format. Instead, there's just one big help file in Windows Help format. I prefer the HTML, because I can then run searches against it from outside the help system. I've gotten around this by also installing the help files from www.python.org; that gives me everything but the Win32-specific stuff. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
