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  • Member meeting at PyCon 2006

    Member meeting at PyCon 2006 <h1>Member meeting at PyCon 2006</h1> <p>The annual PSF member meeting will be at <a href="http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/">PyCon 2006</a> on February 24th, at 5:10 pm, in the Bent Tree room. <h3>Vote</h3> <p>You can vote by <a href="ballot-february-2006">absentee ballot</a> or by <a href="proxy-february-2006">designating a proxy</a>. If you cannot attend the meeting ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 10, 2004)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 10, 2004) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 10, 2004 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 17:00 GMT. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Jeremy Hylton, Steve Holden, Tim Peters, Ste...

  • PSF Fundraiser - test page

    PSF Fundraiser - test page Help us raise $60,000 USD by December 31st! COVID-19 has changed all aspects of our lives and is reshaping our future. Nonprofits like the PSF are having to rebuild. With PyCon 2020 and 2021 happening virtually, the PSF is faced with potentially losing $1.2 million USD of expected revenue for those two years. This fundraiser is critically important and the money raised will help the PSF support the tools and initiatives that Pythonistas use everyda...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc2

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    Released: Aug. 14, 2025

    It's the final 🪄 penultimate 🪄 3.14 release candidate! Note: rc2 was originally planned for 2025-08-26, but we fixed a bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means .pyc files created for rc1 cannot be used for rc2, and they'll be …

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  • What's new in Python 1.5 and beyond

    What's new in Python 1.5 and beyond If you download the source release, there's a loooong list of changes since release 1.4 in the file Misc/NEWS. Below are some highlights. (Or go directly to the listings of what's new in 1.5b1, what's new in 1.5b2, and what's new in 1.5 (final).) For an essay on the (difficult!) subject of metaprogramming, see my essay Metaprogramming in Python 1.5. See also the description of some major new features in version 1.5: Built-in Package Support and Stand...

  • 2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 8, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 8 December 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Actions ...

  • 2009-01-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...getting the new server set up. A/V recording: There is currently a debate between volunteer-based and professional recording. Based on our track record (not good with last year's volunteer-based), I lean toward professional, but it will cost. $25K is budgeted (which would be enough for volunteer or semi-pro, i.e. paying amateurs), but full professional recording will run $40K to $50K. Is it worthwhile to us to pay for good quality recordings? I think so. PyCon 2010: CTE is currently negotiat...

  • Release – Python 2.5.6

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    Released: May 26, 2011

    This is a source-only release that only includes security fixes. The last full bug-fix release of Python 2.5 was Python 2.5.4. User are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of Python 2.7 (which is 2.7.2 at this point). This release is the final release of Python …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.9rc1

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    Released: June 18, 2019

    Python 3.6.9rc1 is a release candidate preview of the latest security fix release of Python 3.6. Note Python 3.7 is now released and is the latest feature release of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.7.x here. Python 3.6.8 was the final bugfix release for 3.6. Python 3.6 …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0b4

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    Released: Aug. 29, 2019

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.8 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0b4 is the last of four planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0

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    Released: Oct. 14, 2019

    This is the stable release of Python 3.8.0 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.0, an outdated release. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.3rc1

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    Released: April 29, 2020

    This is the release candidate of the third maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.3rc1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.5

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    Released: July 20, 2020

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.5, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. 3.8.5 has been released …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.5

    Version: None

    Released: May 3, 2021

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.5, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. There's been 111 commits …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.10

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    Released: Jan. 14, 2022

    This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.10, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Major new features of …

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  • Release – Python 3.11.0b3

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    Released: June 1, 2022

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.11 Python 3.11 is still in development. 3.11.0b3 is the third of five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support …

  • Release – Python 3.11.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 11, 2022

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.11 Python 3.11 is still in development. 3.11.0b4 is the fourth of five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support …

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction DevNet provides a convenient way to keep up with changes on IT related news sites, without re-visiting those sites manually to look for new articles. It acts as a gateway to multiple news sites, organizes news by topic, and keeps track of which articles have already been seen by a given user. DevNet works by watching news feeds based on Really Simple Syndication (RSS), a popular standard for syndicating web-based news. RSS packages news articles as XML docu...

  • Download Python 1.6 Source

    Download Python 1.6 Source <h2>Python 1.6</h2> <p>CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT</p> </center> <br><br> <p>IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.</p> <p>BY CLICKING ON "ACCEPT" WHERE INDICATED BELOW, OR BY COPYING, INSTALLING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6 SOFTWARE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.</p> <p>1. This LICENSE AGREEMENT is betwee...

  • Download Python 1.6 Windows Installer

    Download Python 1.6 Windows Installer <h2>Python 1.6</h2> <p>CNRI OPEN SOURCE LICENSE AGREEMENT</p> </center> <br><br> <p>IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.</p> <p>BY CLICKING ON "ACCEPT" WHERE INDICATED BELOW, OR BY COPYING, INSTALLING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON 1.6 SOFTWARE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.</p> <p>1. This LICENSE AGREEMEN...

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