ActivePython 2.2 released!

[F. GEIGER]

For 2.1.2: Will there be an update option in the installer? I've installed
many external Python modules, which I do not want to reinstall when updating
from 2.1.1 to 2.1.2, if somehow possible.

Thanks and cheers
Franz GEIGER


"David Ascher" <DavidA at ActiveState.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:mailman.1017384524.14832.python-list at python.org...
> We are pleased to announce that version 2.2 of ActivePython is now
> available for download from http://www.ActiveState.com/ActivePython
>
> I'll also take this opportunity to mention that we will shortly be
> issuing ActivePython 2.1.2 (a bug-fix release for Python 2.1), and
> ActivePython 2.2.1 (a bug fix release for Python 2.2 currently
> undergoing final testing).
>
> We're releasing 2.2 regardless of these upcoming releases because we'd
> like to solicit feedback on some of the changes we've made in
> ActivePython.  Specifically,
>
>   - the Windows installer is brand new, and should work on a wider
>     variety of platforms than before, including non-Administrator
> accounts.
>   - there is more documentation bundled, including several tutorials
>     which were not previously shipped (especially on Linux).
>   - We've made some changes to the Python Package Manager (PyPPM).
>
> The PPM modules currently available include:
>
>      * mxBase -- A set of utility classes including mxDateTime,
>        mxTextTools, mxStack, mxTools, and mxProxy
>      * Numeric -- high performance multi-dimensional array support
>      * PIL -- the standard Python Imaging Library
>      * PyChecker -- a code-proofing tool
>      * StandaloneZODB -- the persistence solution from Zope, now
>        available outside of Zope
>      * ZSI -- the reference SOAP library
>      * pyperl -- ActiveState's interface between Python and Perl
>
> Please submit email feedback to ActivePython-feedback at ActiveState.com,
> and file bugs against ActivePython at
> bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePython.  We will be using that feedback to
> prepare the 2.2.1 and 2.1.2 releases.
>
> Thanks, and enjoy!
>
> -- David Ascher
>    ActiveState
>