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  • 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...

  • Using Windows Installer

    Using Windows Installer Installer Features Python 2.4 is distributed as a Microsoft Installer (MSI) file on Windows. Typically, packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated programma...

  • Using Windows Installer

    Using Windows Installer Windows Installer Features Python 2.5 is distributed as a Microsoft Installer (MSI) file on Windows. Typically, packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated p...

  • Python 2.6.2 Release

    Python 2.6.2 Release Python 2.6.2 Python 2.6.2 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Py...

  • Python 2.7.0 Release

    Python 2.7.0 Release Python 2.7.0 Note: A bugfix release, 2.7.16, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 2.7.0 was released on July 3rd, 2010. Python 2.7 is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series before it moves into an extended maintenance period. This release contains many of the features that were first released in Python 3.1. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skipping, new assert metho...

  • Python Software Foundation: Treasurer's Report (December 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Treasurer's Report (December 2003) The Python Software Foundation Treasurer's Report December 2003 Outstanding Issues Need to update address & fax number on all PSF forms All Directors and Officers should verify their address is correct in the PSF CVS repository: psf/bod-addresses.txt This information is required for our yearly corporate filings. Vote on BizRate.com becoming pending sponsor as of Jan 1 (or Oct 1) Vote on...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 7, 2023

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.12. Major new features of the 3.12 series, compared to 3.11 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 8, 2023

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.12. Major new features of the 3.12 series, compared to 3.11 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0a6 is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction This is a story about how Python's elegant design can make the language useful in an unexpected way. Carmanah Technologies Inc. (http://www.carmanah.com/) was conceived in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The founder, David Green, was sailing his boat from Fiji, bound for Victoria, British Columbia. He was running low on battery power for his navigation lights, and had an insight. The eventual result of that mid-ocean idea was the world's first self-conta...

  • Absentee Ballot - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting

    Absentee Ballot - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting This form was finalized on March 17, 2009. We recommend that you designate a proxy to vote on your behalf at the meeting PSF members who have indicated their willingness to act as proxy are listed in the meeting agenda. The text source of this form can be found here (suitable for emailing). As a member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), I hereby cast this absentee ballot for elections and resolutions under consideration at the PSF ...

  • 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...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...numbers for a particular friend until one is answered, unless the cell phone vendor anticipated this particular feature. 3. Challenges Some questions arise immediately. What would the programming language taught in schools look like? Would it bear any resemblance to any of the programming languages we know today? Would it even be called a programming language? How would we teach it? Would there be only one language? What other tools are essential to the teaching and use of thi...

  • Release – Python 2.3.7

    Version: None

    Released: March 11, 2008

    Python 2.3 is now well and truly in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added, and only security critical bugs have been fixed. This release addresses a number of cases interpreter …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.6

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 19, 2008

    This release includes just a small number of fixes, primarily preventing crashes of the interpreter in certain boundary cases. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series. We have …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.9rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 26, 2014

    Python 2.7.9rc1 is the first release candidate for the next bugfix version of the Python 2.7 series. Python 2.7.9 will include several significant changes unprecedented in a "bugfix" release: The entirety of Python 3.4's ssl module has been backported for Python 2.7.9. See PEP 466 for justification. HTTPS certificate validation …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 11, 2025

    Here comes the antepenultimate alpha. This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a5, is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to …

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  • 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 2.4.6 Release

    Python 2.4.6 Release Python 2.4.6 We are pleased to announce Python 2.4.6 (final), a bugfix release of Python 2.4, on Dec 19, 2008. Important: 2.4.6 is a source-only release. If you need a binary release of 2.4, use 2.4.4. If you need the fixes that are included in this release, use 2.6.1 or later. This release includes just a small number of fixes, primarily preventing crashes of the interpreter in certain boundary cases. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series. We have ...

  • Python Software Foundation FAQ

    Python Software Foundation FAQ Contents What is the Python Software Foundation? Who are on the PSF board? Who are the officers? How do I reach the PSF? How do I join the PSF? How can I follow PSF activities? How can I provide feedback? What is the Python Software Foundation? From the PSF Mission Statement: The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and internati...

  • 2009-03-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...numbers in square brackets (like "[0]") refer to the action item ID on the wiki. 4.1   Carried Forward The following are action items carried forward from the 9 February 2009 meeting, as highlighted in the minutes (Section 4, Status of Past Action Items). Numbers in [brackets] represent the item ID in the PSF private wiki. [11] Originally from June 2006, Section 6, PSF Records: The Board agreed to assemble the existing records in one place, have them scanned, and ente...

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