ANN: ActivePython 2.4.0 build 243 is available

[Trent Mick]

ActivePython 2.4.0 (final) is now available from:

http://www.ActiveState.com/Products/ActivePython

This is a release candidate matching the recently tagged core Python
2.4.0. Builds for Linux, Solaris and Windows are available.

We would welcome any and all feedback to:
(e-mail address removed)
Please file bugs against ActivePython at:
http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePython


What is ActivePython?
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ActivePython is ActiveState's quality-assured binary build of Python.
Builds for Windows, Linux and Solaris and made freely available.

ActivePython includes the Python core and core extensions (zlib 1.2.1,
bzip2 1.0.2, bsddb 4.2.52, Tk 8.4.4, and Tix 8.1.4). On Windows,
ActivePython includes the PyWin32 suite of Windows tools developed by
Mark Hammond, including bindings to the Win32 API and Windows COM, the
Pythonwin IDE; and more.

ActivePython also includes a wealth of Python documentation, including:
- the core Python docs;
- Andrew Kuchling's "What's New in Python" series;
- the Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python;
- Mark Pilgrim's excellent "Dive into Python"; and
- a snapshot of the Python FAQs, HOWTOs and PEPs.

An online version of the docs can be found here:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.4/welcome.html


Extra Bits
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This release of ActivePython also includes the following packages:

- a "doc" package: the full ActivePython documentation set viewable
with any browser
- a "debug" package: debug-built binaries for ActivePython users
building debug versions of their binary Python extensions
- ActivePython24.chm: an MS compiled help collection of the full
ActivePython documentation set. Linux users of applications such
as xCHM might find this useful.

These packages are available from:
ftp://ftp.activestate.com/ActivePython/etc/

Thanks, and enjoy!

Trent (and the hard-working elves at ActiveState)