Activestate python vs. Python 2.1.1

[Guido van Rossum]

"Volucris" <volucris at hotmail.com> writes:

> ActivePython is based on Python, so everything in the standard Python distro
> (AFAIK) is in ActivePython. But also, including Pythonwin, COM stuff, the
> docs in Windows help format, and other stuff that I can't remember.

Actually, ActivePython is an extended subset of the standard
distribution -- it doesn't include IDLE and the Tcl/Tk libraries
necessary for Tkinter support.  IDLE is a pretty good alternative to
Pythonwin.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)