Short description of ActiveState ActivePython 2.6.6: ActivePython from ActiveState is the industry-standard Python distribution, available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X (Solaris, AIX and HP-UX available in Business or Enterprise Edition). Developers worldwide rely on ActivePython's completeness and ease-of-use, while corporate users protect their infrastructure with quality-assured ActivePython business solutions. ActivePython is 100% compatible with the reference distribution of Python.