On Sep 30, 4:51 pm, Robert Hicks <sigz...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am just curious which I should use. I am going to start learning > Python soon. Are they comparable and I just do a "eenie meenie minie > moe"?
ActivePython is essentially same as the installers from python.org - but it also comes with additional documentation and tutorials, such as: Python FAQs A snapshot of the Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs) (For the most recent version, refer to the PEPs on python.org .) Dive Into Python (A tutorial for programmers) Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/3.1/whatsincluded.html Also note that 2.6.x is probably the best bet if you are going to use some 3rd party libraries (after you learn the basics of Python) .. because 3.x does not have many of those libraries ported yet. http://www.activestate.com/activepython/ Further, early next week - a new release of ActivePython-2.6 will be made available that will include, for the first time, a new Python package manager (PyPM) from ActiveState that makes it easier to install packages from pypi.python.org (without having to compile them yourself). This is similar to PPM from ActivePerl. -srid -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
