<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">I'm happy to announce that ActivePython 2.6.4.10 is now available for download from:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://www.activestate.com/activepython/">http://www.activestate.com/activepython/</a></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">This is a minor release with several updates and fixes.</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Changes in 2.6.4.10</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">-------------------</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- PyPM is now included in 64-bit Windows and Linux builds</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Include Distribute instead of setuptools</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Include pip</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Upgrade to Tcl/Tk 8.5.8</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- [Windows] Upgrade to Pywin32 CVS (2009-11-10)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- [Windows] Support for OpenSSL in 64-bit</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- [Windows] Include Tcl/Tk header files </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- [Windows] Fix broken IDLE on the 64-bit build </div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">See the release notes for full details:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/relnotes.html#changes">http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/relnotes.html#changes</a></div><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">What is ActivePython?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">---------------------</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">ActivePython is ActiveState's binary distribution of Python. Builds</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux are made freely available. Builds</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">for Solaris, HP-UX and AIX, and access to older versions are</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">available with ActivePython Business Edition:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://www.activestate.com/business_edition/">http://www.activestate.com/business_edition/</a></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">ActivePython includes the Python core and the many core extensions:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">zlib and bzip2 for data compression, the Berkeley DB (bsddb) and SQLite</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">(sqlite3) database libraries, OpenSSL bindings for HTTPS</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">support, the Tix GUI widgets for Tkinter, ElementTree for XML</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">processing, ctypes (on supported platforms) for low-level library</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">access, and others. The Windows distribution ships with PyWin32 -- a</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">suite of Windows tools developed by Mark Hammond, including bindings</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">to the Win32 API and Windows COM. </div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Beginning with the 2.6.3.7 release, ActivePython includes a binary package</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">manager for Python (PyPM) that can be used to install packages much</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">easily. For example:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> pypm install pylons</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">See this page for full details:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/whatsincluded.html">http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/whatsincluded.html</a></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">As well, ActivePython ships with a wealth of documentation for both</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">new and experienced Python programmers. In addition to the core Python</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">docs, ActivePython includes the "What's New in Python" series, "Dive</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">into Python", the Python FAQs & HOWTOs, and the Python Enhancement</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Proposals (PEPs).</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">An online version of the docs can be found here:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/">http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.6/</a></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">We would welcome any and all feedback to:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="mailto:ActivePython-feedback@activestate.com">ActivePython-feedback@activestate.com</a></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Please file bugs against ActivePython at:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> <a href="http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?set_product=ActivePython">http://bugs.activestate.com/query.cgi?set_product=ActivePython</a></div><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">On what platforms does ActivePython run?</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">----------------------------------------</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">ActivePython includes installers for the following platforms:</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Windows/x86</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Windows/x64 (aka "AMD64")</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Mac OS X</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Linux/x86</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Linux/x86_64 (aka "AMD64")</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Solaris/SPARC (Business Edition only)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- Solaris/x86 (Business Edition only)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- HP-UX/PA-RISC (Business Edition only)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- AIX/PowerPC (Business Edition only)</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">- AIX/PowerPC 64-bit (Business Edition only)</div><br>Custom builds are available in Enterprise Edition:<br><br> <a href="http://www.activestate.com/activepython/enterprise/">http://www.activestate.com/activepython/enterprise/</a><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Thanks, and enjoy!</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">The Python Team</div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">--</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">Sridhar Ratnakumar</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; ">sridharr at <a href="http://activestate.com">activestate.com</a></div></span></body></html>