Python Distributions

Aside from the official CPython distribution available from python.org, other distributions based on CPython include the following:

• ActivePython

• ChinesePython Project: Translation of Python's keywords, internal types and classes into Chinese. Eventually allows a programmer to write Python programs in Chinese.

• EnthoughtPython

• PocketPython

• PyIMSL Studio

• PythonForArmLinux

• PythonLabsPython: an old name for the python.org distribution

• PythonwarePython

• StacklessPython

• Portable Python: Run Python from USB device - no installation needed.

See also EmbeddedPython for details of minimal or reduced size Python distributions and implementations.

Other implementations of Python include the following:

• IronPython and the FePy project's IronPython Community Edition (IPCE)

• Jython

• CLPython

Historical Documents

The following historical documents were previously used to describe Python distributions:

• Python-2.0

• Python-2.2

• Python-2.3