diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 35e68218..99c6ab44 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -1068,6 +1068,26 @@ build_package_pypy_builder() {
   build_package_pypy
 }
 
+activepython_architecture() {
+  case "$(uname -s)" in
+  "Darwin" ) echo "macosx10.9-i386-x86_64" ;;
+  "Linux" )
+    case "$(uname -m)" in
+    "i368" | "i486" | "i586" | "i686" | "i786" ) echo "linux-x86" ;;
+    "x86_64" ) echo "linux-x86_64" ;;
+    * ) return 1 ;;
+    esac
+    ;;
+  * ) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+build_package_activepython() {
+  local package_name="$1"
+  { bash "install.sh" --install-dir "${PREFIX_PATH}"
+  } >&4 2>&1
+}
+
 anaconda_architecture() {
   case "$(uname -s)" in
   "Darwin" ) echo "MacOSX-x86_64" ;;
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-2.7.14 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-2.7.14
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70678731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-2.7.14
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Download source: http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/2.7.14.2717/
+
+case "$(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)" in
+"linux-x86_64" )
+  install_package "ActivePython-2.7.14.2717-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.12-404899" "http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/2.7.14.2717/ActivePython-2.7.14.2717-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.12-404899.tar.gz#0b514b0edb6b847524d44637f56fdebcedb007864c61f8500e68bc2015dad937" "activepython" verify_py27
+  ;;
+* )
+  { echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": The binary distribution of Active Python is not available for $(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)."
+    echo
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.5.4 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.5.4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9faf14af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.5.4
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Location source: http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/3.5.4.3504/
+
+case "$(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)" in
+"linux-x86_64" )
+  install_package "ActivePython-3.5.4.3504-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.12-404899" "http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/3.5.4.3504/ActivePython-3.5.4.3504-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.12-404899.tar.gz#c65e7384bcff715399ef077aea5a17a9f60c3f5de3532a3767497af1d555f092" "activepython" verify_py35
+  ;;
+* )
+  { echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": The binary distribution of Active Python is not available for $(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)."
+    echo
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.6.0 b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.6.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1dadb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-build/share/python-build/activepython-3.6.0
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Download source: http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/3.6.0.3600/
+
+case "$(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)" in
+"linux-x86_64" )
+  install_package "ActivePython-3.6.0.3600-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.3.6-401834" "http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/3.6.0.3600/ActivePython-3.6.0.3600-linux-x86_64-glibc-2.3.6-401834.tar.gz#edd17d3221d9744fe27d37842b325f55d0261e69073de3be54e29c1806fe57ae" "activepython" verify_py36
+  ;;
+"linux-x86" )
+  install_package "ActivePython-3.6.0.3600-linux-x86-glibc-2.3.6-401834" "http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePython/releases/3.6.0.3600/ActivePython-3.6.0.3600-linux-x86-glibc-2.3.6-401834.tar.gz#fafa22ad3346532384866ad009da0c9f23323167dff9de5995f94e827a5eba32" "activepython" verify_py36
+  ;;
+* )
+  { echo
+    colorize 1 "ERROR"
+    echo ": The binary distribution of Active Python is not available for $(activepython_architecture 2>/dev/null || true)."
+    echo
+  } >&2
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac