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  • Proposed Improvements to Module Cleanup

    ...next step.] M4. Loop over all modules repeatedly, looking for modules with a reference count of one. Each module with a reference count of one is cleared carefully. The loop stops when no more modules with a reference count of one are found. The modules __builtin__ and sys are excluded from the loop. M5. Clear all remaining modules carefully, except __builtin__ and sys. M6. Clear sys carefully. M7. Clear __builtin__ carefully. To clear a module care...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...next big change will happen when most computer users have the knowledge and power to create and modify software. The open source movement claims that peer review of software by thousands can greatly improve the quality of software. The success of Linux shows the value of this claim. We believe that the next step, having millions (or billions) of programmers, will cause a change of a different quality--the abundant availability of personalized software. The tools needed for this new way t...

  • 2008-01-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next Board meeting. The Directors agreed. D. Goodger and M. von Löwis will update the list of members' addresses. 7   Awards Program S. Holden sent email to the Board with a proposal for a "Python Software Foundation Awards Program". Summary of the proposal and the ensuing email discussion: Not regular awards. Instead, have an ad-hoc scheme, which we publicize to the members. Members make nominations. Award to consist of one or more of: 1. a blog entry; 2. a cash ...

  • Python News

    ...next major release of Python, and marks the end of the feature development phase for 3.6. Published: Sept. 13, 2016 Python 3.6.0 beta 1 is now available! If you want to present a talk or poster at PyCon US 2016 in Portland, Oregon, US, check out our info page. Published: Fri, 11 December 2015, 11:00 +0100 The first release candidate for Python 3.4 The first release candidate for Python 3.4, Python 3.4.0rc1, has been releas...

  • 2010-08-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next members' meeting. RESOLVED, that the board recommends Werbeagentur Berlin - Eventelligence ltd. as a pending sponsor member. Approved, 9-0-0. 10   Fund Static PyPI Mirror on Amazon Cloudfront RESOLVED, that the PSF will direct an initial $500 towards exploring the feasability of a static PyPI (http://pypi.python.org/) mirror on a cloud delivery network (CDN), setup as outlined in the proposal http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2010-August/013056.html. Antici...

  • 2013-04-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next reports will be delivered May 10, 2013. 6   Voiding April 2013 Election RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation members election held from April 2-19 2013 be declared void based on the reasons stated in http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-members/2013-April/011810.html and http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-members/2013-April/011812.html Denied, 0-10-0. 7   Sponsoring SciPy 2013 Conference in Austin, TX RESOLVED, that the Python Softw...

  • 2013-05-31 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next reports will be delivered June 14, 2013. 6   Rapberry IO Website Work RESOLVED, that the PSF grant Caktus Group $10,080 for two months of work on the Raspberry IO website Approved, 10-0-0. 7   PyOhio 2013 Sponsorship RESOLVED, that the PSF sponsor PyOhio 2013 in the amount of $3,000 USD Approved, 10-0-0. 8   Imagination Station Grant for Raspberry Pi Summer Day Camp RESOLVED, that the PSF grant Imagination Station Science and History Mu...

  • 2009-09-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next Board meeting on 12 October 2009. 7   Sponsor Membership Levels S. Holden: "We had a discussion on the mailing list of sponsor membership levels, but nothing was concluded. There seem to be two camps, one a "compute fees according to organization size", the other "have a flat fee and ask for additional contributions". I am personally in favor of a scale, or at least having different levels. How about the rest of you?" T. Peters: "I like le...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, December 13, 2005

    ...next year. There are no keynote speakers yet, beyond GvR. It's increasingly probable we won't have any other keynotes. (I'm OK with that, frankly, not being a big fan of keynote speeches.) There's still room for sprints, so feel free to add sprints for your project. I'll be posting a call for sprints/call for BoFs soon. Registration is now open. Cost is $185/125 student, a $10 increase. Early bird registration ends Dec. 31st, after which prices go up, so if you're going, please register. C...

  • 2007-04-09 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next Board meeting. Status: carried forward. 4   PyCon A. Kuchling asked if the PSF has received an invoice for PyCon from the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum hotel. K. Kaiser reported that so far he has received nothing. A. Kuchling will prompt the Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum hotel to send an invoice for PyCon 2007. A. Kuchling asked about the PyCon reimbursement cheques: what is needed? K. Kaiser replied that he needs a list of claimed expenses and proper copies of the ...

  • 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 …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...next year, devIS developers were able to add new EZRO features quickly and easily, in response to requests from the client. As devIS acquired new clients, EZRO was leveraged to reduce development cost of new projects. In this way, the tool grew in features and scale to what it is today. Python's clean layout and structure also made the code that was released later as open source more readable. This was a boon when bringing new developers on board, as they were able to jump in and understand the...

  • 2012-10-17 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next year to port packages to Python 3. There was a discussion rather this would be a good idea. The majority of the board +1 the idea. 9.2   Sam Berger Ewa Jodlowska was approached by Larry Berger (Sam's father) during PyConZA about furthering Sam's programming education. It has been decided that PyCon will sponsor his trip to the US to take part in the Young Coders tutorial and conference. 9.3   PyCon India Funds David Mertz took care of this over email. 10...

  • 2013-07-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next reports will be delivered August 09, 2013. 6   Outreach & Education Budget RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation budget item for Outreach and Education shall be $22,500/year Approved, 11-0-0. 7   Outreach & Education Committee/Workgroup RESOLVED, that the Outreach and Education Committee shall be a working group of the Python Software Foundation, co-chaired by David Mertz and Jessica McKellar. Membership shall consist of co-chairs, in addi...

  • PSF Bylaws

    ...next succeeding annual meeting. There shall be three cohorts of directors. Cohort A directors shall have a an initial term extending for three (3) years beginning after the 2017 election of directors. Cohort B directors shall have a an initial term extending for two (2) years beginning after the 2017 election of directors. Cohort C directors shall have an initial term extending for one (1) year beginning after the 2017 election of directors. For the 2017 election only, the four candidates receiv...

  • 2011-03-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...next event is announcing that the PSF is participating (assuming we are accepted, of course). Renew call for applications for sprint funding to coinside with the first day of PyCon sprints. http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/03/call-for-applications-sprint-funding.html Announce PyCon AU funding http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/03/pycon-australia.html For items planned for next month and ongoing projects, D. Hellmann reported respectively: Finish the post on the email project. Announce gra...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors

    ...next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of members shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. (b) For purposes of determining the members entitled to consent to corporate action in writing ...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 15, 2022

    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, 3.12.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test …

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: July 22, 2025

    It's the first 3.14 release candidate! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc1/ This is the first release candidate of Python 3.14 This release, 3.14.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the …

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  • Python Distutils-SIG: Design Proposal

    ...next command class (if multiple commands were given), and proceeds as before

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