Publisher's Description:

ActivePython is ActiveState's quality-assured, ready-to-install distribution of Python, available for Windows.

ActivePython includes the Python core, the core extensions zlib and bzip2 for data compression, the bsddb database library, and the Tix GUI widgets for Tkinter. The Windows distribution ships with a suite of Windows tools developed by Mark Hammond, including the PythonWin IDE, bindings to the Win32 API, and Windows COM.

ActivePython ships with a wealth of documentation for both new and experienced Python programmers. In addition to the core Python docs, ActivePython includes "What's New in Python", "Dive into Python", Python FAQs, HOW TOs, and the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs).