> Python also came in an msi installer and made the Windows experience pleasant For a long time, the official Windows Python distribution was overshadowed by A

> Python also came in an msi installer and made the Windows experience pleasant For a long time, the official Windows Python distribution was overshadowed by ActiveState's, called ActivePython. That included more Windows-specific packages such as win32com, and the very capable PythonWin IDE from Mark Hammond. That was my go-to Python around 2000-2005. ActiveState was also notable in the early 2000s for hosting the Python Cookbook, the main repository of useful Python snippets and scripts. This was long before PyPI, StackOverflow and Github.