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  • Release – Python 3.7.7

    Version: None

    Released: March 10, 2020

    Note: The release you are looking at is a bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. The Python 3.7 …

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  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (January 14, 2003)

    ...about upcoming members meetings at PyCon and OSCON will be sent through email, as postal mail takes too long to reach non-US members (motion approved 7/0/0). 4. Report from Marc Andre Lemburg on the PSC Nothing to report. MAL plans to setup a web page explaining check donations. 5. Report from Marc Andre Lemburg on the forms committee Marc Andre sent questions to Chris Rourk. Nothing else to report. 6. Jeremy's lack of time to act as Treasurer/Secretary. Jeremy Hylton has expressed that...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 26, 2004)

    ...about whether any action was necessary; regardless of the need, it seemed appropriate.) Marc-Andre Lemburg resigned as chair of the Public Support Committee earlier, and Deibel was appointed chair to replace him. The Python Website Committee was dissolved by unanimous vote. The Board intends to create a new committee to manage the web site at its next meeting. The Board discussed creating a public relations committee to replace the Python Website committee, but decided not to create such a c...

  • Become a Member of the PSF

    ...about the process. Basic Membership Sign up as a Basic Member here! Signing up as a Basic Member is free, and simply declares that you are part of the Python language community and agree to the community Code of Conduct. Thank you for being with us! Questions? Check out our Membership FAQ page.

  • Python Documentation Index

    ...about software design and project management. See also my foreword to the 2nd edition. Implementing Graphs An elegant and perhaps not obvious way to represent graphs using Python's most fundamental and versatile data types, lists and dictionaries. An Optimization Anecdote Required reading if you find that your Python code runs too slow. Metaclass Programming in Python 1.5 Warning: reading this document may cause your brain to explode. Built-in Package Support in Python 1.5 The most official...

  • Community Stories

    ...about the things to come and what awaits for the Python Language and its community :) Pablo Galindo Salgado, Python Core Developer Community trainings A huge turning point in my career was a Python workshop. I programmed a bit as a kid, and took a single CS class in college, and tried to poke along doing some self-study so I could get better. And then I attended a Boston Python Workshop for Women And Their Friends http://bostonpythonworkshop.com/, led by Jessica McKellar. We worked through we...

  • Python Humor

    ...about his patterned signoff lines -- I mean compared to us > normal humans who repeatedly use the same exact sigs in message > after message. I think he/it's been dropping us a hint all > along with the "tim_one" address!! Ya, ya, ya, except ... if I were built out of KSR chips, I'd be running at 25 or 50 MHz, and would be wrong about ALMOST EVERYTHING almost ALL THE TIME just due to being a computer! Think about it -- when's the last time you spent 20 hours straight debuggi...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...about the LDAP library or a database library, the developers of those projects have always been willing to provide an answer quickly. This has been invaluable as a time saver, and in keeping development costs down. Jython - Jython is an implementation of Python that is written in Java and runs on the Java Virtual Machine. It provides a powerful tool for scripting Java, and a more productive way to develop components for use in a Java system. For Gusto.com, Jython has bridged the gap between the ...

  • Python Software Foundation Members Meeting Minutes 2005-03-24

    ...about how to run a better grant selection process, if we decide to do it again. Martin observed it may be better to wait a while and see how these grants work out. Andrew Kuchling offered to write a press release about the PSF grant awards. 3   Elections Stephan Deibel introduced a motion to increase the board to 8 directors; Raymond Hettinger seconded. No votes against, two abstentions. Charles Waldman and Lars Marius Garshol were converted to emeritus status. 3.1 &nbs...

  • 2010-11-15 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...about the Google Summer of Code, a blog about Bug Weekend, and a blog about John Pinner's 2010 - 2nd Quarter Community Service Award has been posted by the newly recruited Mike Driscoll. Paulo Nuin is another recruited volunteer who has written a blog about Michael Foord, the recipient of the 2010 - 3rd Quarter Community Service Award. Foundation News can be found here: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/. Board Discussion: Peters: "Mike Driscoll is a blogging machine." 5.2  &nb...

  • 2008-07-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...about the PSF's sponsorship of SciPy 2008. Holden will inquire about the responsible organization, request a W-9 form, and note that the administration of the funding is up to SciPy. Status: done. Section 9, EuroPython Support: S. Holden will ask EuroPython to send an invoice for a 2008 silver sponsorship. Status: done. Section 10, Formalizing the Trademarks Committee: J. Tauber and D. Goodger will formulate a resolution for the formation of a Trademarks Committee. Status: carried forward. S...

  • 2011-08-15 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...about common trademark use. No progress Interviews with GSoC students. I don't have enough staff or personal time to do this, so I think we're going to have to pass again this year. If the GSoC mentors or students want to write up anything about their projects, we can publish the details on the blog (or link to them elsewhere). For tabled activities, D. Hellmann said: Writing about new PyCon website software. Paulo Nuin is working on a post about the PyPI mirroring project. 5.2 &n...

  • Release – Python 3.6.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: May 17, 2016

    Python 3.6.0a1 Python 3.6.0a1 was released on 2016-05-17. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0a1 is the first of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: June 13, 2016

    Python 3.6.0a2 Python 3.6.0a2 was released on 2016-06-13. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0a2 is the second of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: July 12, 2016

    Python 3.6.0a3 Python 3.6.0a3 was released on 2016-07-12. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0a3 is the third of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 15, 2016

    Python 3.6.0a4 Python 3.6.0a4 was released on 2016-08-15. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0a4 is the last of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.7rc1

    Version: None

    Released: March 4, 2020

    Note Python 3.8 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. We plan to continue to provide bugfix releases for 3.7.x until mid 2020 and security fixes until mid 2023. Python 3.7.7rc1 is the release candidate preview of the seventh …

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  • Structured Text Formatting Rules

    ...about adopting this standard as well. Feel free to discuss this in the doc-sig list. By and large we have decided to use the Structured Text approach offered by Jim Fulton. We have added to and modified it slightly for the needs of gendoc. In the text below I have borrowed heavily from Jim's description of Structured Text. A structured string consists of a sequence of paragraphs separated by one or more blank lines. Each paragraph has a le...

  • Slideshow Collections for Instructional Use

    ...about postprocessing. Then we cover your behavior during your talk and how to get your screencast distributed to others. (actual video/screencast) Python and the Interactive Shell 'IPython' A 5-minute introduction to the enhanced interactive shell 'IPython'. Superior to the default Python shell, IPython provides power object introspection features, easy access to operating system commands and text editor integration. (actual video/screencast) A Demonstration of ReStructuredText A quick lo...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 9, 2003)

    ...about the apparent lack of activity among the organizers. Norwitz reported that registration is working. Ascher said that Steve Holden, the conference chair, could devote four hours per week to planning activities; others will need to help. 4. Sponsor membership The board voted to accept BizRate.com as a pending sponsor member, by a 5-1-1 vote. A few board members said they would like to encourage some companies that want to support to make donations instead of becoming sponsor members. ...

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