2.1. Getting a Python Distribution

Python is freely available in both source code and compiled form for nearly every hardware platform you can imagine. The center of activity in the Python world is http://www.python.org, and this is the place to go for up-to-the-minute Python information.

For your convenience, compiled distributions of Python version 1.5.2 for both Windows and Linux (Red Hat and Debian) are supplied on the accompanying CD-ROM.

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