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What they are saying...
Ubuntu prefers the community to contribute work in Python. We develop our own tools and scripts in Python and it's much easier for us to integrate your work if you use the same platform.
-- The Ubuntu Linux developers, from their list of programming bounties.
Using Python For...
- Web Programming
- CGI, Zope, Django, TurboGears, XML
- Databases
- ODBC, MySQL
- GUI Development
- wxPython, tkInter, PyGtk, PyQt
- Scientific and Numeric
- Bioinformatics, Physics
- Education
- pyBiblio, Software Carpentry Course
- Networking
- Sockets, Twisted
- Software Development
- Buildbot, Trac, Roundup, IDEs
- Game Development
- PyGame, PyKyra, 3D Rendering
Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. You can learn to use Python and see almost immediate gains in productivity and lower maintenance costs.
Python runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and has been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines.
Python is free to use, even for commercial products, because of its OSI-approved open source license.
The Python Software Foundation holds the intellectual property rights behind Python, underwrites the PyCon conference, and funds other projects in the Python community.
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PyPI poll on package comments
After discussion of a new system for package ratings and comments on PyPI, we are now running a poll to determine whether comments and ratings should be changed or removed. If you have an opinion on this matter, please vote.
PSF Community Awards go to Noufal Ibrahim & Barry Warsaw
The latest recipients of the Python Software Foundation Community Awards are Noufal Ibrahim and Barry Warsaw (Oct. 25 PSF blog announcement). Congratulations and thanks!
SciPy India Call for Papers
SciPy India 2009 -- Call for Presentations The first Scientific Computing with Python conference in India has announced its Call for Presentations. The conference will be held at the Technopark in Trivandrum, Kerala, India from December 12th to 17th, 2009.
RuPy '09 Conference - Schedule Posted
RuPy '09 has posted its schedule. The conference will take place November 7 & 8 in Poznan, Poland. (See the PyCon blog for more details.)
Python 2.6.4 final released
The fourth maintenance release of the 2.6 series is available.
PSF adopts Diversity Statement
On October 12, 2009, the board of the Python Software Foundation voted to adopt a Diversity Statement.
ConFoo.ca 2010 (Montreal): Call for Proposals
ConFoo.ca has posted a call for speakers. ConFoo.ca is a bilingual (English & French) web development conference covering PHP, Python, Ruby, Web standards, security, project management and many other topics. Proposals are due November 13th, 2009. Confoo.ca 2010 will take place in Montreal, Canada, from March 10th to 12th 2010.