Begginers questions on different distributions of py

[Player]

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Hello all

Decided to try and teach myself Python again for my 1st language, after
having a look at perl again and a few others and finally deciding that if I
was ever going to fully teach myself a language it would be Python that
would be the one I could adapt to the quickest and easiest. = Basically
meaning the syntax seems to really settle well in my brain, more so than any
of the other languages

Anyway first things first, I bought The Python Cookbook for a RW reference
and something python related to read in the rw and bounce ideas from.

Then I cam to wanting a download of the language, and I had the choice of
two distros, Activestates ActivePython and the Python websites original
Python distribution.

My question is this really, what is the python websites original Python
distribution missing that ActiveStates has.
And also vice versa - seen as how the Activestates distribution is lagging
behind the python websites distribution by a release or two.
ActivePython = ActivePython-2.3.2-232-win32-ix86.msi size = 16,687KB
Python webiste distribution = Python-2.3.4.exe size = 9,658 KB

So what's missing out of the Python distro that is in Activestates distro?
And vice versa the other way?


Thanks in advance
M.B



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[Player]

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Also if I install the activestates build or the python websites build, will
I need the Win32all extensions, due to me eventually wanting to build
windows applications ???

Thanks in advance one again for any help

M.B

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[Tom B.]

Go with python.org and don't write just windows programs use a cross
platform GUI like wxPython.

Tom

 

[Ravi Teja Bhupatiraju]

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Hello all

Decided to try and teach myself Python again for my 1st language, after
having a look at perl again and a few others and finally deciding that if I
was ever going to fully teach myself a language it would be Python that
would be the one I could adapt to the quickest and easiest. = Basically
meaning the syntax seems to really settle well in my brain, more so than any
of the other languages

Anyway first things first, I bought The Python Cookbook for a RW reference
and something python related to read in the rw and bounce ideas from.

Then I cam to wanting a download of the language, and I had the choice of
two distros, Activestates ActivePython and the Python websites original
Python distribution.

My question is this really, what is the python websites original Python
distribution missing that ActiveStates has.
And also vice versa - seen as how the Activestates distribution is lagging
behind the python websites distribution by a release or two.
ActivePython = ActivePython-2.3.2-232-win32-ix86.msi size = 16,687KB
Python webiste distribution = Python-2.3.4.exe size = 9,658 KB

So what's missing out of the Python distro that is in Activestates distro?
And vice versa the other way?


Thanks in advance
M.B

You should be OK with either. Personally I prefer the ActiveState's
distribution. Active Python = Python + win32all + slightly more
documentation.

My previous reason for using ActivePython was that it had docs in HTML
help which was easier to search on. If I recall correctly, the
standard distribution now has the docs in HTML help too. I also prefer
Pythonwin (included in win32all) to IDLE and like it set as my default
Python editor (though I end up using SciTE for most part). As you can
see, these are all minor preferences and you should be fine with
either. There is nothing in ActivePython that you cannot install or
get for free later.

 

[Player]

I decided to try the original Python version, but alas, pywin32 the latest
version or build, requires python 2.2 to install, were as the latest v of
Python is a 2.3

M.B

 

[Michael Foord]

Python 2.3.4 is a lsight bugfix on previous 2.3 serious distributions.
To the best of my knowledge you won't notice *any* difference in
practise. I've been coding python for over a year and doen quite a lot
with it - and haven't got into anything esoteric enough to be able to
tell the difference between 2.3.2 and 2.3.4 (in any 2.x distribution
the 'interfaces' ought to remain stable - even if bugs are fixed, the
way you use stuff doesn't change. That doesn't apply to the 2.4 alpha
releases of course).

HTH

Regards,


Fuzzy

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/atlantibots/pythonutils.html

 

[Scott David Daniels]

I decided to try the original Python version, but alas, pywin32 the latest
version or build, requires python 2.2 to install, were as the latest v of
Python is a 2.3

M.B

Not really true. the win32 extensions are now on sourceforge.
The most recent (build 202) is available for python major versions
2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/

Do a little homework with Google before asking, and certainly the
delay between this question and your later repeating of it is too
small.

-Scott David Daniels
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Player]

Firstly, it was my fist time using sourceforge, and I did what any beginner
would do, I dl the fist or rather top most entry in the list of available
packages for win32 build 202, doing so while thinking that the msot current
version was goign to be the one at top most position.

As it so happens, that was wrong, and I can now see clearly that there are 3
entries for builds of win32 relating to python builds 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4;
that wasn't clear when I first visited the dl page.

I happen to think they make a rather simple process, an over complicated
matter at sourceforge; which is down to their page not being very beginner
friendly.

Any-ways enough of that, I did manage to get what I wanted after viewing the
page again -after reading your curt & rude reply-. and as a result I owe you
thanks for pointing out my error. TY

However...

Homework?
Like I didn't already have a good look through some webpages via a google
search.

Repeating of my question?
Hardly, I simply added it into another post I happened to send out on
another matter, it seemed wise to add it to that post also.
Posts in news groups get lost FAST! in the multitude of posts coming after
themselves.
I have found that it is wise to renew questions/posts on a regular basis.

As to the flavour of your reply,,,well all I am going to say to that is...
I am sooo not going to rise to the bait.

M.B