I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is now
available for download from: http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/
ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is based on Python 2.6.0.
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 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/activepy...sincluded.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 full "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/activepy...6/welcome.html
We would welcome any and all feedback to: ac************* ******@activest ate.com
Please file bugs against ActivePython at: http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cg...t=ActivePython
On what platforms does ActivePython run?
----------------------------------------
ActivePython includes installers for the following platforms:
- Windows/x86
- Mac OS X
- Linux/x86
- Solaris/SPARC
- Solaris/SPARC 64-bit
- Solaris/x86
- Linux/x86_64 ("x86_64" is also known as "AMD64")
- HP-UX/PA-RISC
- AIX/PowerPC
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/
Apologies for the delay. We were crazy-busy getting the Komodo 5.0
release out. Check it out: http://www.activestate.com/products/komodo/
Thanks, and enjoy!
Trent
p.s. We hope to have ActivePython 3.0 builds out fairly soon.
--
Trent Mick
Python Tech Lead
trentm at activestate.com 14  3805 
On Nov 14, 6:02*pm, Trent Mick <tre...@actives tate.comwrote:
I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is now
available for download from:
* * *http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/
ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is based on Python 2.6.0.
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 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/activepy...sincluded.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 full "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/activepy...6/welcome.html
We would welcome any and all feedback to:
* * * activepython-feedb...@active state.com
Please file bugs against ActivePython at:
* * *http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cg...t=ActivePython
On what platforms does ActivePython run?
----------------------------------------
ActivePython includes installers for the following platforms:
- Windows/x86
What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
- Mac OS X
- Linux/x86
- Solaris/SPARC
- Solaris/SPARC 64-bit
- Solaris/x86
- Linux/x86_64 ("x86_64" is also known as "AMD64")
- HP-UX/PA-RISC
- AIX/PowerPC
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/
Apologies for the delay. We were crazy-busy getting the Komodo 5.0
release out. Check it out:
* * *http://www.activestate.com/products/komodo/
Thanks, and enjoy!
Trent
p.s. We hope to have ActivePython 3.0 builds out fairly soon.
--
Trent Mick
Python Tech Lead
trentm at activestate.com
Mensanator wrote:
>I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is now
available for download from:
http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/
...
- Windows/x86
What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I've started this bug: http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=80974
to test installation as a user that is not a member of the admin group
and to update the ActivePython installation docs with that info.
I'd appreciate comments on your experiences, esp. if it looks like
something is going awry with the ActivePython installer.
Sincerely,
Trent
--
Trent Mick
trentm at activestate.com
On Nov 17, 1:45*pm, Trent Mick <tre...@actives tate.comwrote:
Mensanator wrote:
I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.0.0 is now
available for download from:
* * *http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/
...
- Windows/x86
What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
>
I've started this bug:
* *http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=80974
to test installation as a user that is not a member of the admin group
and to update the ActivePython installation docs with that info.
I'd appreciate comments on your experiences, esp. if it looks like
something is going awry with the ActivePython installer.
Sincerely,
Trent
--
Trent Mick
trentm at activestate.com
Mensanator wrote:
>>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
Trent
--
Trent Mick
trentm at activestate.com
Trent Mick wrote:
Mensanator wrote:
>>>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
I found the only satisfactory way to install Python all-users on Vista
was to log in as a member of the administrators group, run a command
shell window "as administrator", then run the installer in that window.
That worked fine.
regards
Steve
--
Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119
Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
Trent Mick wrote:
Mensanator wrote:
>>>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
I found the only satisfactory way to install Python all-users on Vista
was to log in as a member of the administrators group, run a command
shell window "as administrator", then run the installer in that window.
That worked fine.
regards
Steve
--
Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119
Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
On Nov 17, 5:44*pm, Steve Holden <st...@holdenwe b.comwrote:
Trent Mick wrote:
Mensanator wrote:
>>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
I found the only satisfactory way to install Python all-users on Vista
was to log in as a member of the administrators group, run a command
shell window "as administrator", then run the installer in that window.
Didn't you have to enable the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default in Vista)?
That worked fine.
regards
*Steve
--
Steve Holden * * * *+1 571 484 6266 * +1 800 494 3119
Holden Web LLC * * * * * * *http://www.holdenweb.com/- Hidequoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Mensanator wrote:
On Nov 17, 5:44 pm, Steve Holden <st...@holdenwe b.comwrote:
>Trent Mick wrote:
>>Mensanator wrote:
>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
>install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
I found the only satisfactory way to install Python all-users on Vista
was to log in as a member of the administrators group, run a command
shell window "as administrator", then run the installer in that window.
Didn't you have to enable the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default in Vista)?
Nope. The Administrator account still shows up as disabled.
regards
Steve
--
Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119
Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
Mensanator wrote:
On Nov 17, 5:44 pm, Steve Holden <st...@holdenwe b.comwrote:
>Trent Mick wrote:
>>Mensanator wrote:
>What about Vista? Do you need to use the Administrator account to
>install it?
My currently understanding is that the ActivePython installer will
prompt for administrator privileges if required. I know that if the
current user is a member of the administrators *group* (different from
being the "Administra tor" *user*), that this is sufficient to install
and use ActivePython.
I'll have to try that, as it is NOT the case with the Windows
installer
from Python.org. Admin privelleges are NOT sufficient if you want IDLE
to work. You have to use the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default on Vista). If you have a way around that, then great.
I believe that IDLE ran just fine when installed as a user in the admin
group.
I found the only satisfactory way to install Python all-users on Vista
was to log in as a member of the administrators group, run a command
shell window "as administrator", then run the installer in that window.
Didn't you have to enable the Administrator account (which is disabled
by default in Vista)?
Nope. The Administrator account still shows up as disabled.
regards
Steve
--
Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119
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