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What's Included in ActivePython 2.4
This is ActivePython 2.4.5.14, based upon core Python 2.4.5. ActivePython is fully binary compatible with python.org Python builds to ensure that 3rd-party binary extensions just work. In addition to core Python, this build of ActivePython includes the following.
Core Extensions
- Tcl/Tk version 8.4.14 and Tix version 8.4.2.
- ElementTree (
xml.etree) version None. - OpenSSL version 0.9.7k. On some platforms the system version of OpenSSL is used. SSL-support is currently not included in the Solaris/x86 build (build failures).
- Zlib version 1.2.3.
- BZip2 version 1.0.3.
- Berkeley DB (
bsddb) version 4.4.20.
Extra Extensions
The Python for
Windows Extensions (PyWin32 version 209.2).
- The interface to the Win32 API (
win32api). - The interfaces to Win32 COM (
win32comandwin32comext). - The Pythonwin Development Environment.
- The interface to the Win32 API (
Documentation
- 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
Additional Packages
- The ActivePython CHM. The ActivePython documentation is distributed as a compiled help module (CHM) on Windows. For users of some of the available CHM readers on platforms other than Windows, ActivePython's CHM is available as a separate download.