Alternative Python Implementations
This site hosts the "traditional" implementation of Python (nicknamed CPython). A number of alternative implementations are available as well, namely
- IronPython (Python running on .NET)
- Jython (Python running on the Java Virtual Machine)
- PyPy (A fast python implementation with a JIT compiler)
- Stackless Python (Branch of CPython supporting microthreads)
Other parties have re-packaged CPython. These re-packagings often include more libraries or are specialized for a particular application:
- ActiveState ActivePython (commercial and community versions, including scientific computing modules)
- pythonxy (Scientific-oriented Python Distribution based on Qt and Spyder)
- winpython (WinPython is a portable scientific Python distribution for Windows)
- Conceptive Python SDK (targets business, desktop and database applications)
- Enthought Canopy (a commercial distribution for scientific computing)
- Portable Python (Python and add-on packages configured to run off a portable device)
- PyIMSL Studio (a commercial distribution for numerical analysis – free for non-commercial use)
- Anaconda Python (a full Python distribution for data management, analysis and visualization of large data sets)
- eGenix PyRun (a portable Python runtime, complete with stdlib, frozen into a single executable file)