Active Python versions

Trent Mick trentm at activestate.com
Mon Jun 19 16:27:14 EDT 2006


Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> Why is the Windows msi install file for ActivePython-2.4.3.12 only 15MB
> whereas the older msi file for ActivePython-2.4.2.10 was 19MB?
> 
> BTW, is that the prefered Python environment?

Are you sure you are comparing the right packages? By my count:

ActivePython-2.4.2.10-win32-x86.msi	19,053 KB
ActivePython-2.4.3.12-win32-x86.msi 	19,237 KB

Note that the Windows *64-bit* builds are smaller (around 15MB) because 
they do not include PyWin32.

Trent

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