ActiveState Platform – Package Management for Perl, Python and Tcl

The Package Management You Always Wanted

One toolchain for multiple languages, multiple operating systems, and modern workflows.

Heck, it even has an undo feature.

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Get started in three easy steps

  1. Sign-up for a free account
  2. Grab a ready-made Python, Perl, or Tcl distribution
    — or build your own with just the dependencies you need
  3. Download and install your build!

 Questions? Check out the docs.

Thousands of developers in Fortune 500 companies use the ActiveState Platform to create Python, Perl, and Tcl environments, in an automated hassle-free way.


Automatically built from source with cloud-based tooling
Dependencies automatically resolved
Automatically packaged for Windows, Mac or Linux

No language or OS expertise required!

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Easy Dependency Management

Dependency resolution is automatic, so you can be sure they’ll work together. If they don’t work, you’ll get suggestions on how to fix it.

Revision Control

See a history of all changes to your environment with the ability to revert, fork, and merge changes between versions. Restore corrupted environments.

Virtual Environments

Projects with different dependencies and language versions? No problem, thanks to our built-in virtual environments.

Multi-OS Package Management

Use the same tooling across operating systems to manage all your Python and Perl environments. Fewer tools to manage.

Built from Source

All dependencies plus any linked C/Fortran libraries are built from source on our cloud-based build system.

Versatile CLI

Manage your Python or Perl environment directly from the terminal, and easily integrate with your existing CI/CD pipelines.

This 5-minute video demonstrates how you can build a ‘Trading Bot Runtime’ from source with just a few clicks, but the methodology can be applied to any runtime for any project.

Get started in three easy steps

  1. Sign-up for a free account
  2. Grab a ready-made Python, Perl, or Tcl distribution
    — or build your own with just the dependencies you need
  3. Download and install your build!

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Create your account and get started by building the Python, Perl, and Tcl environments you need

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