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  • Python Humor

    Python Humor Here is a spurious collection of semi to totally unserious stuff, mostly postings found wafting gently in the comp.lang.python newsgroup (a.k.a. the python-list mailing list). See also Andrew Kuchling's collection of Python quotations, containing in a condensed form some sterling examples of the wit and wisdom encountered in the Python world. Contents The Zen of Python Fundamental... Cute Wabbit Shooting Yourself in the Foot Legal Issues Python vs Tcl vs Perl5 Python Object Orie...

  • Python 2.4.2 Release

    ...Python, including COM support and the Pythonwin IDE. RPMs for Fedora Core 3 (and similar) are available, see the 2.4.2 RPMs page All others should download either python-2.4.2.tgz or python-2.4.2.tar.bz2, the source archive. The tar.bz2 is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack it with tar -zxvf Python-2.4.2.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.4.2.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.4.2 directory and run the "./configure",...

  • Python 2.4.1

    ...Python, including COM support and the Pythonwin IDE. Bob Ippolito has created an installer for Mac OS X 10.3 and later - you can fetch this from his site, or directly from here. All others should download either Python-2.4.1.tgz or Python-2.4.1.tar.bz2, the source archive. The tar.bz2 is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack it with tar -zxvf Python-2.4.1.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.4.1.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.4...

  • Release – Python 2.4.2

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 27, 2005

    We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.2 (final), a bugfix release, on September 28, 2005. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.1

    Version: None

    Released: March 30, 2005

    We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.1 (final) on March 30, 2005. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix …

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  • Towards a Standard Parser Generator

    ...Python from bison code, the parser was not thread safe. It should be noted that some of these problems have been resolved with the 0.11.1 release of 4Suite. When analysing parser generators, the following absolute requirements where defined: The generated parsers should allow semantic actions in Python. This requirement is obvious, since it would not be a Python parser generator otherwise. It was no requirement that the generator itself is a Python program. ...

  • Python 2.4.1 - Release Notes

    ...Python-OSX and MacPython-OS9. The only modules remaining in Mac/Lib are specifically for MacPython-OS9 (CFM support, preference resources, etc). A new utility PythonLauncher will start a Python interpreter when a .py or .pyw script is double-clicked in the Finder. By default .py scripts are run with a normal Python interpreter in a Terminal window and .pyw files are run with a window-aware pythonw interpreter without a Terminal window, but all this can be customized. MacPython-OS9 is now Carbon-...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 17, 2025

    It's 3.14 beta 3! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b3/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b3, is the third of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and …

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  • 2007-02-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python version of the BarCamp regional "unconferences", and the idea has proven popular. However, TriZPUG have adopted the PyCamp name for their training seminars, formerly called "Python Bootcamp" (this name seems to have been dropped though). S. Deibel will reply, suggesting the non-exclusive use of "Python Bootcamp" as long as it includes a qualifier (region or organization name). We don't have jurisdiction over Py* names though. It's probably unrealistic for a...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...Python, a popular free interpreted object-oriented language [Python] [Lutz] [Watters]. Originally developed at CWI in Amsterdam, Python is currently being developed and maintained by CNRI. Python is extremely suitable for teaching purposes, without being a "toy" language: it is very popular with computer professionals as a rapid application development language. Python combines elements from several major programming paradigms (procedural, functional and object-oriented) with an elegant s...

  • 2012-12-05 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python Software Foundation sponsor RuPy Brazil conference with an amount of BRL 3000. Approved, 6-0-0. 8   Other Business 8.1   Banner Pop Ups Marc-Andre approached the board with the idea to send a pop up banner to each board member. This would be to help represent the PSF at meetings/conferences that the board members attend. 8.2   Ghana We need to find out further information on the MISE proposal and possibly connect them with the Python Tour ...

  • Python 2.5 Release

    ...with it. Unpack it with tar -zxvf Python-2.5.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.5.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.5 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and install Python. Since this is a new version of Python, you may want to use the "make altinstall" command instead of "make install" - this will install a "python2.5" binary without touching the existing "python" binary. The sourc...

  • Release – Python 2.5.0

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 19, 2006

    Python 2.5 was released on September 19th 2006. There's a bunch of places you can look for more information on what's new in this release -- see the "What's New" section further down this page. This is a final release, and should be suitable for production use. …

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  • Python 2.4.4 Release

    ...Python 2.5 is the latest release of Python. This release of the older 2.4 code is to provide bug fixes for people who are still using Python 2.4. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series - future maintenance releases of Python will be in the 2.5 series, starting of course with 2.5.1. This is a final release, and is suitable for production use. There was one change since the release candidate. This fixed a problem with cross- compiling Python that was introduced between 2.4.3 and...

  • Release – Python 2.4.4

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 18, 2006

    Python 2.4 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. At least 80 bugs have been squished since Python 2.4.3, including a number of bugs and potential bugs found by with the Coverity and …

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  • 2007-10-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python to highlight it on their business card -- as far as the perception among companiest that there are or aren't enough Python programmers out there. Holden: Personally I think we should instead have an approved "I use Python" motif, which incorporates the logo in an approved design. Cannon: I basically don't want the guy to look like he represents the PSF or himself as a developer of Python instead of a developer in Python. I am fine with it, but I don't mind giving his pr...

  • 2008-01-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python Papers: S. Deibel will post his PSF article on python.org, but well after it is published in The Python Papers. The article had been published, but it's too early to post it on python.org. Status: carried forward. Originally from November 2007, Section 8, PyCon 2008: D. Goodger will put out a call for new member nominations, board candidates, and meeting topics & resolutions for the PSF members' meeting to be held at PyCon. On-list discussions will be encouraged so we can keep the m...

  • 2011 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft)

    ...getting a little better. We have spent as much money as we felt we safely could on supporting community-oriented activities of the kind that I described with other conferences." Next, Guido van Rossum, PSF President, was acknowledged and then asked to say a few words on how he felt about the current state of affairs with the PSF; "Basically, I would like to hear from the president who I know had certain criticisms last year about the way the foundation was conducting itself -- that he ...

  • 2009-02-09 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...with the contributor agreement. Status: carried forward. [13] Originally from December 2006, Section 4, Jython Contributor Agreements: D. Goodger will write to the Jython contributors and ask them to sign contributor agreement forms, in combination with item 1 [11] above (transferred from A. Kuchling). Status: carried forward. [29] Originally from March 2007, Section 18, Bylaw Change Survey: S. Holden will call for a separate discussion of changes to the bylaws [with S. Deibel's help]. Includ...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 8, 2025

    It's the final 3.14 beta! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b4/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b4, is the last of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes …

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