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  • Release – Python 3.9.0b5

    Version: None

    Released: July 20, 2020

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0b5, is the last of five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...code developed on Windows would work equally well on Mono, and all development would need to actively avoid API that would be missing on Mono. The differences in stability and feature set of the IDEs on Windows and Linux was also an issue. As a result, we looked at other options, including Python. At the time of our investigation, Python had reached version 2.5, and a what we felt was a credible level of maturity. While not a "main-stream" choice, Python was attractive because of its c...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python: Automatically calculate image sizes? The Python Imaging Library does this with ease. Parse XML files? There are several XML parsers available in Python. Load and store XML to and from databases? The Python DB-API is standardized and modules exist for MySQL, Postgres, Interbase, Oracle, ODBC, Sybase, and others. Fetch XML from the web? Python's urlparse and urllib standard libraries were made for that. Handle Unicode? Python 2.0 fully supports Unicode out of the box. Implementing th...

  • 2013-04-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python Software Foundation grant $5,000 to OpenHatch (primarily to Asheesh Laroia) for reaching out to, consulting with, encouraging communication among, and collecting data from Python User Groups, with oversight and milestones to be overssen by the Outreach and Education Committee Approved, 10-0-0. 9   Grant for Code Speed Web Codebase Rewrite RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation grant $10,000 to Information Logistics and Maciej Fijałkowski to rewrite the current cod...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 3, 2021

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b1 is the first of four planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support …

  • Python Success Stories

    ...code, to run on a standard PC. There are quite a few languages available for this task, but the advantages of Python are many. Python is quite easily learned by people from various programming backgrounds, such as Java, C or Visual Basic. After becoming familiar with Python, development proceeds very quickly -- perhaps faster than with any other language. At the same time, Python lends itself to the creation of highly readable, compact and well structured code. Python's particular mix of feat...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: May 31, 2021

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b2 is the second of four planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support …

  • Release – Python 3.10.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 10, 2021

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b4 is the fourth and last of the beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to …

  • About the Python Software Foundation

    ...PYTHON LANGUAGE, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, AND USERS CAN THRIVE. We distribute Python, free of charge and available to all, for ever. We are the stewards of Python intellectual property—We establish PSF licenses, hold intellectual property rights to most Python releases, and protect Python-related trademarks. We put resources behind and help coordinate and improvements to the Python codebase and new Python releases. Community CONNECTION, DIVERSITY, SUPPORT, AND GROWTH FOR ALL WITHIN THE PYTHON COMMUNI...

  • Release – Python 3.9.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: March 23, 2020

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0a5 is the fifth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and bug fixes and to test the release …

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  • Python 2.4.5 Release

    ...code: python-2.4.5.tgz bzip2-compressed source code: python-2.4.5.tar.bz2, the source archive. The bzip2-compressed version is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.4.5.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.4.5.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.4.5 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and install Python. The source archive is a...

  • Release – Python 2.4.5

    Version: None

    Released: March 11, 2008

    Python 2.4 is now in security-fix-only mode. No new features are being added, and bugs are not fixed anymore unless they affect the stability and security of the interpreter, or of Python …

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  • Python 2.3.6 Release

    ...code: Python-2.3.6.tgz bzip2-compressed source code: Python-2.3.6.tar.bz2, the source archive. The bzip2-compressed version is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.3.6.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.3.6.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.3.6 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and install Python. The source archive is al...

  • Python 2.3.7 Release

    ...code: Python-2.3.7.tgz bzip2-compressed source code: Python-2.3.7.tar.bz2, the source archive. The bzip2-compressed version is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.3.7.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.3.7.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.3.7 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and install Python. The source archive is al...

  • Release – Python 2.3.6

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 1, 2006

    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. There are 3 bugs fixed in this release - a problem with the …

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  • 2013-02-20 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2013-February/020959.html as representing a true and accurate record of the February 06 2013 meeting. Approved, 8-0-1. 3   Votes Taken Between Meetings There were no votes taken between meetings. 4   Votes Taken Over Email There were no votes taken over email. 5   Reports Will be handed in the second meeting in March 2013. 6   Code Speed Web RESOLVED, that the PSF fund the Code Speed Web re...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003 May 31, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.2.3 New release enhances powerful programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., [May 31, 2003] -- The Python Software Foundation announces the release of version 2.2.3 of the Python programming language. This maintenance release introduces over 120 enhancements to the language and its extensive standard libraries...

  • Release – Python 3.9.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 26, 2020

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0a4 is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and bug fixes and to test the release …

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  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 23-Sep-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 23-Sep-2003 September 23, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3.1 First maintenance release for the latest Python FREDERICKSBURG, Va., September 23, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3.1 of the Python programming language. This minor release introduces a number of enhancements based on two months of experience since re...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 19-Dec-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 19-Dec-2003 PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3.3 Maintenance release for the Python programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., December 19, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3.3 of the Python programming language. This minor release provides fixes for a number of problems found in the previous version of Python, including several serious errors with weakrefs and the cyc...

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