Windows versions of Python---pros and cons?

[Gerhard Häring]

* Tom Loredo <loredo at astro.cornell.edu> [2002-06-19 18:53 -0400]:
> [Pythonlabs and ActiveState Python]  Are their substantial differences
> between the versions that I will bump into down the line?

No, none.

> In particular, I write many C extensions; can one use distutils and
> the Borland or gcc free compilers to build C extensions in both
> versions?

Yes, they're the same Python, ActiveState has just packaged a few more
goodies, and have a nicer installer. You can, however, manually get all
the extras that ActiveState packages from several places at the net.
ActiveState has just the advantage that they've already done that job
for you.

Gerhard
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