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ActiveState is a software company which develops precompiled distros of Perl, Python, and Tcl as well as an IDE.

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Why does ActivePython exist?

What's ActivePython actually about? From what I've read it's just standard Python with OpenSSL and PyWin32 (on Windows). No big deal I guess; I could install them in matter of minutes, and most people don't need them anyway. All other mentioned…
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How to use the win32gui module with Python?

Im my Python file, I have imported the win32gui module like this: import win32gui I have also downloaded win32gui but don't know how to make my script run. How can I run my Python script which imports win32gui? When I run it, I get: ImportError: No…
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python numpy MKL ERROR

I am running ActiveState Python 3.2, and getting this cryptic error: D:\code>python ActivePython 3.2.1.2 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on Python 3.2.1 (default, Jul 18 2011, 14:31:09) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help",…
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May I use Strawberry Perl and ActiveState Perl simultaneously on one computer?

I used to delete my ActivePerl once, and all the installed modules were lost. So now I am very careful with this kind of issue. Due to some reason, I want to use Strawberry Perl now, while keeping ActiveState's ActivePerl in use. Will this cause…
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How to detect ActiveState version of perl?

One of my CPAN modules is not available on ActivePerl through its ppm utility. Apparently my unit testing for this module is too thorough and ActiveState's build process times out when it attempts to build it. So what I would like to do in my tests…
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Return a Perl object from a different Perl class to C# using PerlNET

I have two Perl modules which I want to expose as object types to C#. One of them constructs objects of the other type and returns it using a method as shown below. I'm including a reference to Type2.dll in Type1.dll, and referencing them both in…
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How to make PPM packages from CPAN

I want to create my own binary PPM packages on Windows from CPAN modules. There is PPM::Make which does it pretty well. But also there is CPANPLUS which has plugins to create native binary packages for distributions (e.g. .deb or Arch Linux…
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Compile/Link error building BerkeleyDB on Windows 7 (64bit) with Perl64

I want to use the perl BerkleyDB module on Windows, but I do not manage to do it. I know there are a lot problems with this and I read many of the questions here on SO and also on other sources. But I found no solution for it. For example there is:…
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Is the Perl .plx filename extension ever used in real-life?

ActiveState Perl installs an IIS script mapping for the extension .plx. Is this actually used in real life or just something specific to ActiveState?
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Is there an actual derived class at runtime in Perl?

I am looking into Perl OO (new to Perl). I created a trivial example hierarchy: Parent class: #!usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; package Objs::Employee; my $started; sub new { my ($class) = @_; my $cur_time =…
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Error installing XML::DOM::XPath

I've written a small Perl script that uses the Bio::Seq and Bio::SeqIO packages. When I try to run the script on a linux-based server. I got a lot of errors which basically told me that BioPerl hadn't been installed. I installed ActiveState Perl…
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Using Perl glob with spaces in the pattern

I am trying to zip files from a directory. It works well except when the file name has spaces. Since glob splits its parameter on spaces, I also tried bsd_glob but it did not work. How do I handle spaces in the file names? I am seeking to retrieve…
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How can I distribute an application with many perlapp executables but distribute only one perl

Summary Question Do I simply use perlapp --dependent for each perl script and then make sure I copy perl-static to the app's bin directory (calling it perl) during the build? Background I am currently distributing an application with many perlapp…
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Isn't List::Util part of Standard Perl Distribution?

On a certain system, I am running a perl script and it's failing by saying Can't locate List/Util.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /ActiveState/perl/lib /ActiveState/perl/site/lib .) at \searchCobolPgms.ps line…
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How should I deal with Activestate removing PPM from their Perl?

I'm an occasional Perl developer on Windows and Linux. I write or modify Perl scripts a few times a year when Perl is the right tool. With occasional use, I've never become a real Perl expert, but I succeed with the great help I receive in this…
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