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  • Python 2.0

    Python 2.0 Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.0.1 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. The final version of Python 2.0 was released on October 16, 2000. Download What's new (overview) What's new (details) Post-release news For critical patches, a Python 2.0 specific FAQ, and other issues that have come up since the release, please go to the new Python 2.0 info area, a set of user-editabl...

  • Python 2.0 License

    Python 2.0 License Python 2.0 License Information HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. The last version released from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Res...

  • Python 2.0.1 Release

    Python 2.0.1 Release Python 2.0.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See the download page for more recent releases. We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've fixed the license: Python 2.0.1 is GPL-compatible. We took ...

  • FSF statement

    FSF statement <h1>FSF Statement</h1> <p>Eben Moglen, on behalf of the FSF, writes: <blockquote> The Free Software Foundation thanks the board of the Python Foundation and Guido van Rossum for their cooperation in developing a license for Python 2.0.1 that is fully compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL). Python 2.0.1c1 and all future versions released under the same license are free software that may be freely combined with programs released under GPL. ...

  • Python 2.0.1 license

    Python 2.0.1 license Python 2.0.1 license This is the official license for the Python 2.0.1 release: A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE ========================== Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. The last version released from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued h...

  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    Python 2.1 Press Release <h4>NEWS RELEASE: For immediate release</h4> <center><h1>PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work a...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.1

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.1 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.1</h1> <p>Made available by Sean Reifschneider. <p><ul><li>Source: <ul> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1/python2-2.1-5.src.rpm"> python2-2.1-5.src.rpm</a> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1/expat-1.1-3tummy.src.rpm"> expat-1.1-3tummy.src.rpm</a> (Needed to build the Python SRPM) </ul> <li>Binary for RedHat-7.0-based systems: <ul> <li...

  • Python 2.1

    Python 2.1 Python 2.1 - final release Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.1.3 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. The final version Python 2.1was released on April 17, 2001. See our (gulp :-) press release. What's New? What's New in Python 2.1 by Andrew Kuchling describes the most visible changes since Python 2.0. Full release notes with detailed lists of what was new in each alpha, beta or candidate ...

  • FSF response to the Python 2.1 license

    FSF response to the Python 2.1 license FSF response to the Python 2.1 license Today, I received the following email from Eben Moglen, the Free Software Foundation's attorney. (See also a postscript.) Subject: Re: Python 1.6.1 and GPL compatibility From: Eben Moglen <moglen@columbia.edu> To: Guido van Rossum <guido@digicool.com> Cc: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@gnu.org>, rms@gnu.org Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:44:11 -0400 (EDT) On Wednesday, 18 April 2001, Guido van Rossum w...

  • Python 2.1 license

    Python 2.1 license Python 2.1 license This is the official license for the Python 2.1 release: A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE ========================== Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. The last version released from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued his wor...

  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    Python 2.1 Press Release <h4>NEWS RELEASE: For immediate release</h4> <center><h1>PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work a...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.1

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.1 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.1</h1> <p>Made available by Sean Reifschneider. <p><ul><li>Source: <ul> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1/python2-2.1-5.src.rpm"> python2-2.1-5.src.rpm</a> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1/expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm"> expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm</a> (Needed for building Python SRPM, for systems that don't provide expat-devel) </ul> <li>Binary fo...

  • Python 2.1.1

    Python 2.1.1 Python 2.1.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.1 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.1.3 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. We're releasing Python 2.1.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.1 (July 20, 2001). We've fixed the license: Like Python 2.0.1, Python 2.1.1 is GPL-compatible. We took the Python 2.1 license and applied the required change to section 7 that the FSF told us would suffice to make ...

  • FSF statement

    FSF statement <h1>FSF Statement</h1> <p>Eben Moglen, on behalf of the FSF, writes: <blockquote> The Free Software Foundation thanks the board of the Python Foundation and Guido van Rossum for their cooperation in developing a license for Python 2.0.1 that is fully compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL). Python 2.0.1c1 and all future versions released under the same license are free software that may be freely combined with programs released under GPL. ...

  • Python 2.1.1 license

    Python 2.1.1 license Python 2.1.1 license This is the official license for the Python 2.1.1 release: A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE ========================== Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. The last version released from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued h...

  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    Python 2.1 Press Release <h4>NEWS RELEASE: For immediate release</h4> <center><h1>PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work a...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.1

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.1 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.1</h1> <p>Made available by Sean Reifschneider. This new set (uploaded 8/30/01) enables Large File Support. <p><ul><li>Source: <ul> <li><a href="/python/2.1.1/rpms/python2-2.1.1-3.src.rpm"> python2-2.1.1-3.src.rpm</a> <li><a href="/python/2.1.1/rpms/expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm"> expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm</a> (Needed for building Python SRPM, ...

  • Python 2.1.2

    Python 2.1.2 Python 2.1.2 - a bugfix release for Python 2.1 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.1.3 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. On January 16 2002, we're releasing Python 2.1.2 - a bugfix release of Python 2.1. We thank Anthony Baxter for being the releasemeister for this release (and we're using his timezone as an excuse to say it's January 16 :-). This is the final release of Python 2.1.2. While ...

  • Python 2.1.2 license

    Python 2.1.2 license Python 2.1.2 license This is the official license for the Python 2.1.2 release: A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE ========================== Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido is Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. The last version released from CWI was Python 1.2. In 1995, Guido continued h...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.2

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.2 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.1.2</h1> <p>Made available by Sean Reifschneider. <p><ul><li>Source: <ul> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1.2/rpms/python2.1-2.1.2-1.src.rpm"> python2.1-2.1.2-1.src.rpm</a> <li><a href="/ftp/python/2.1/expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm"> expat-1.1-4tummy.src.rpm</a> (Needed for building Python SRPM, for systems that don't provide expat-devel) </ul> ...

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