Visual Python

ActiveState ends development of dynamic language plug-ins for Microsoft Visual Studio

ActiveState has announced the end of engineering support for Visual Perl, Visual Python, and Visual XSLT, effective immediately.

The plug-ins will not be updated for Visual Studio 2005, and there will be no further maintenance on the Visual Studio 2003- and 2002-compatible versions. Due to the necessary inclusion of Visual Studio integration code in Visual Perl, Visual Python, and Visual XSLT, the plug-ins cannot be open-sourced.

We are committed to working with our customers to minimize any inconvenience that may result from this decision. To that end, ActiveState will:

a) at customer's request, replace each commercial plug-in license with a license for Komodo Professional Edition, and each educational plug-in license with a license for Komodo Personal Edition;

b) provide unlimited licenses for the current 2003/2002 plug-ins;

c) continue to host the installable software for Visual Studio 2003 and 2002, via FTP;

d) continue to offer installation and configuration support through June 15, 2006; and

e) continue to host the visualperl-discuss, visualpython-discuss, and visual-xslt-discuss mailing lists.

Existing customers are encouraged to contact us for further details.