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  • Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation Written by Stephan Deibel, Chairman of the Board, Python Software Foundation. A version of this article was originally published in The Python Papers volume 2, issue 4. Last updated March 2008 Introduction “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 the international community of Python programmers.” The Python Software Foundatio...

  • PSF Trademark Usage Policy

    PSF Trademark Usage Policy PSF Trademark Policy and Guidelines In case you have questions regarding our trademark policy, please check our PSF Trademark FAQ or contact the PSF Trademarks Committee for help. Introduction This document outlines the policy of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") regarding the use of its trademarks. Any use of any PSF trademark must be in accordance with this policy. "Python" is a registered trademark of the PSF. The Python logos (in severa...

  • Volunteer

    Volunteer The Python Software Foundation needs your help building infrastructure for the PSF and PyCon US, helping with fundraising and advocacy, and running important parts of the Python community (mailing lists, website, job board, etc). You can help out by signing up the psf-volunteers mailing list, which puts you in a pool of people that receive requests from the PSF board when there is work to be done that we cannot handle ourselves. Sign up here! Don't worry if you won't always be availa...

  • PSF Weblog Policy

    PSF Weblog Policy Version 1.03 Accepted by the PSF Board, March 13 2006. This policy applies to the PSF weblog. Access Policies Officers will always have posting privileges for the weblog. Therefore, officers can always post items without requiring permission from anyone else. This access is removed when the person is no longer an officer. The Board will appoint a weblog editor, who will also have posting access. PSF members and PSF committees can submit items for posting to the weblog edit...

  • Payment Options

    Payment Options The PSF offers several payment methods. Please review the options below including specific details the PSF needs to process payments and contact accounting@python.org with any questions. PayPal for US or international payments Zelle for US domestic bank accounts ACH for US domestic bank accounts Wire transfer for international payments Wise for international payments Physical check in USD The PSF does not issue funds in cash. The PSF does not accept cryptocurrency at this t...

  • 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...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Background Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was started in 1975 by filmmaker George Lucas, in order to create the special effects for the original Star Wars film. Since then, ILM has grown into a visual effects powerhouse that has contributed not just to the entire Star Wars series, but also to films as diverse as Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Terminator 2. ILM has won numerous Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Summary XIST is a XML transformation engine written completely in Python at LivingLogic AG, a software development company specializing in web technology. XIST was designed to facilitate the task of creating and maintaining large web sites. Background Soon after we began creating web pages in 1994, it became clear that typing HTML files by hand is tedious and cumbersome, and we began to search for tools to simplify the repetitive task of HTML generation. Early on, we ...

  • PSF Community Service Awards

    PSF Community Service Awards Contents Introduction Expiration August 2025 April 2025 November 2024 October 2024 June 2024 March 2024 December 2022 June 2022 March 2022 December 2021 June 2021 March 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 June 2020 March 2020 December 2019 August 2019 June 2019 March 2019 December 2018 September 2018 June 2018 March 2018 December 2017 September 2017 June 2017 March 2017 December 2016 October 2016 June 2016 March 2016 December 2015 August 2015 July 2015 M...

  • What's new in Python 2.3

    What's new in Python 2.3 What's new in Python 2.3 Here are the (subjective) highlights of what's new in Python 2.3. Faster According to a couple of simple benchmark, Python 2.3 is about 20-30% faster than Python 2.2.3. Some of this speed-up was obtained by removing the SET_LINENO opcodes, which means that the difference is less impressive when comparing "python -O"; the rest was various careful tune-ups. New Tools A brand new version of IDLE (from the IDLEfork project at S...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The members of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first annual meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. Greg Stein, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the meeting. The following members, constituting a quorum of the members according to the Bylaws, attended the meeting: David Ascher Fred L...

  • Python 2.7.6 Release

    Python 2.7.6 Release Note: Python 2.7.6 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8. Python 2.7.6 was released on November 10, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. Most importantly, it resolves an issue that caused the interactive prompt to crash on OS X 10.9. It also includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.5. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you encounter. We currently support these formats for download: Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.6) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program...

  • Python 3.3.3 Release

    Python 3.3.3 Release Python 3.3.x has reached end-of-life. Python 3.3.7, the final security-fix release, is available here. Python 3.3.3 was released on November 17th, 2013. This release fixes several security issues and various other bugs found in Python 3.3.2. This release fully supports OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In particular, this release fixes an issue that could cause previous versions of Python to crash when typing in interactive mode on OS X 10.9. Major new features of the 3.3 series, c...

  • Python 3.3.4 Release

    Python 3.3.4 Release Python 3.3.x has reached end-of-life. Python 3.3.7, the final security-fix release, is available here. Python 3.3.4 was released on February 9th, 2014. This release fixes several security and a lot of overall bug fixes found in Python 3.3.3. This release fully supports OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In particular, this release fixes an issue that could cause previous versions of Python to crash when typing in interactive mode on OS X 10.9. Major new features of the 3.3 series, c...

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

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. The directors attending were: Paul Everitt Greg Stein No directors were absent. On motion and by unanimous vote, Greg Stein was elected temporary Chairperson ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 5, 2001)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 5, 2001) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 5, 2001 Long Beach, Calif., USA A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "Foundation") Board of Directors was held following the first annual meeting of the Foundation, pursuant to Sec. 5. 11 of the Bylaws of the Foundation. The meeting was held at the Hilton Long Beach at 9:00 p.m. 1. Attendance The fo...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 8, 2001)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 8, 2001) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif., USA A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "Foundation") Board of Directors was held at the Hilton Long Beach at 2 p.m. Dick Hardt, president of the Foundation, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were presen...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 7, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 7, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Feb. 7, 2002 Alexandria, VA, USA A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held at Clyde's in Alexandria, VA. Guido van Rossum presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the Meeting: Jeremy Hylton, Martin von Loewis, ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 12, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 12, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Feb. 12, 2002 A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:00 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were pr...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Mar. 12, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Mar. 12, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 12th, 2002. Board meeting in session at: 18:07 GMT Present: Guido van Rossum (presiding) David Ascher Jeremy Hylton Marc-Andre Lemburg Martin von Loewis Tim Peters Thomas Wouters (minutes) No board members were absent. A quorum was present. Agenda: Meeting minutes of February 12th 2002 Progress reports: 50...

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