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  • Python 3.4.0 license

    Python 3.4.0 license Python 3.4.0 license This is the official license for the Python 3.4.0 release: A. HISTORY OF THE SOFTWARE ========================== Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at th...

  • Ancient Releases

    Ancient Releases Andrew Dalke was clever and persistent enough to scrape Python 0.9.1 out of the Usenet alt.sources archives and assemble a compressed tarball. It's here mostly as a historical relic. If you want a compiled binary (on Linux) you can install it with conda (ideally in its own conda environment): conda install -c davidmertz python=0.9 Skip Montanaro has created a GitHub repository of Python 0.9.1 source.

  • Download Python Sources

    Download Python Sources For most Unix systems, you must download and compile the source code (see the latest releases). The same source code archive can also be used to build the Windows and Mac versions, and is the starting point for ports to all other platforms. You can browse the sources online through the repository viewer. If you want to help with the Python Project, see the Python Developer's Guide.

  • Unpacking Archives

    Unpacking Archives Downloads available from python.org may be of many different types. The following provides a bit of information about them, and what applications can be used to unpack them. .tar.bz2 These files are TAR archives that have been compressed using the bzip2 application. Most Unix users will want to use these, as they offer the best compression and the tools to work with them are likely already installed. Windows users may want to install the bzip2 tools on their systems as wel...

  • Python for Windows

    Python for Windows Python for Microsoft Windows (XP and later releases) Python releases include an excellent Windows installer. See the individual releases for details. You may also wish to download pywin32, Mark Hammond's add-on that includes the Win32 API, COM support, and Pythonwin extensions. It's available from the pywin32 project on SourceForge. Alternative Packages for Windows. ActiveState ActivePython (commercial and community versions, including scientific computing modules). Ac...

  • Python News

    Python News Python 3.6.0 beta 1 is now available! Python 3.6.0b1 is the first of four planned beta releases of Python 3.6, the 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 +010...

  • News Archive

    News Archive Old Events, security, jobs, announcements etc.

  • Python Security

    Python Security Reporting security issues with PyPI or a project hosted on PyPI See the security issue information for pypi.org here. Reporting security issues The Python Software Foundation and the Python developer community take security vulnerabilities very seriously. A Python Security Response Team (PSRT) has been formed that does triage on all reported vulnerabilities and works to resolve them. To reach the response team, send email to security at python dot org. Only the response te...

  • PSF-2005-001 - SimpleXMLRPCServer.py allows unrestricted traversal

    PSF-2005-001 - SimpleXMLRPCServer.py allows unrestricted traversal <h2>PSF-2005-001 - SimpleXMLRPCServer.py allows unrestricted traversal</h2> <hr> <h3>Python Security Advisory</h3> <pre><b> Advisory ID: <a href="/files/news/security/PSF-2005-001/PSF-2005-001.txt">PSF-2005-001</a> Issue Date: February 3, 2005 Product: Python Versions: 2.2 all versions, 2.3 prior to 2.3.5, 2.4 CVE Names: CAN-2005-0089 </b></...

  • PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings

    PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings <h2>PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings</h2> <hr> <h3>Python Security Advisory</h3> <pre><b> Advisory ID: <a href="/files/news/security/PSF-2006-001/PSF-2006-001.txt">PSF-2006-001</a> Issue Date: October 12, 2006 Product: Python Versions: 2.2, 2.3 prior to 2.3.6, 2.4 prior to 2.4.4, wide unicode (UCS-4) build...

  • 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...

  • PSF Bylaws Version 1

    PSF Bylaws Version 1 This version of the PSF bylaws was used from 2001 - Feb 2014. ARTICLE I Business Offices The corporation shall have such offices either within or outside the State of Delaware and within or outside the United States, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the corporation may require. ARTICLE II Registered Offices and Registered Agents Section 2.1. Delaware. The address of the initial registered office in the State of Delawar...

  • Work Groups of the Python Software Foundation

    Work Groups of the Python Software Foundation Active Work Groups Code of Conduct Work Group Diversity and Inclusion Work Group Education & Outreach Work Group Fellows Work Group Grants Work Group Infrastructure Work Group Python Job Board Work Group Packaging Work Group Trademarks Work Group Inactive Committees & Work Groups Scientific Python Work Group Marketing Work Group Sprint Work Group Public Support Committee (PSC) Public Relations Committee (PRC) Python Conference Committee...

  • Contributing to the PSF

    Contributing to the PSF NOTE: The easiest and fastest way to sign a Contributor Agreement with the Python Software Foundation is to do it while you are submitting your first change to a Python-owned repository on GitHub. That's the recommended way as it is fully automated. The Contributor Agreement page you're looking at now is mainly intended for signing Contributor Agreements on behalf of organizations. The Contributor Agreement form hosted here is manually reviewed which takes time to...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement

    PSF Contributor Agreement Contributor Agreement NOTE: The easiest and fastest way to sign a Contributor Agreement with the Python Software Foundation is to do it while you are submitting your first change to a Python-owned repository on GitHub. That's the recommended way as it is fully automated. The Contributor Agreement page you're looking at now is mainly intended for signing Contributor Agreements on behalf of organizations. This form is manually reviewed which takes time to pro...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython Contributor Agreement for Jython This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to li...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Python

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Python Contributor Agreement This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to license certa...

  • Organizations Cooperating with the Python Software Foundation

    Organizations Cooperating with the Python Software Foundation The Python Software Foundation cooperates with the following organizations, who share the PSF's interest in Python and free software: ZEUUX Python African Tour

  • Diversity

    Diversity On October 12, 2009, the Board of the Python Software Foundation adopted the following Diversity Statement: The Python Software Foundation and the global Python community welcome and encourage participation by everyone. Our community is based on mutual respect, tolerance, and encouragement, and we are working to help each other live up to these principles. We want our community to be more diverse: whoever you are, and whatever your background, we welcome you. For additional resource...

  • Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member!

    Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member! Donate What does the Python Software Foundation do? The Python Software Foundation: Awards grants and provides resources for furthering the development and adoption of Python. Organizes and hosts the annual PyCon US conference. 2019 brought together 3,393 attendees from 55 countries, a new record for PyCon US! Our sponsors’ support enabled us to award $137,200 USD to ...

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