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What's Included in ActivePython 2.5

This is ActivePython 2.5.2.2, based upon core Python 2.5.2. 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 1.0.6.
• 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).
• SQLite (sqlite3) version 3.3.4.
• ctypes version 1.0.3. ctypes is currently not supported on the following platforms:

  (older) linux-x86	build failures
  aix-powerpc	build failures
  linux-ia64	build failures
  solaris-sparc	build failures
  solaris-x86	build failures
  hpux-parisc	libffi not ported to PA-RISC arch
  hpux-ia64	build failures
  win64-*	as per www.python.org/sf/1545507

• 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 (win32com and win32comext).
  • The Pythonwin Development Environment.

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.