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  • Donation Drive

    ...python.org website and the Python Package Index (PyPI) that hosts thousands of third-party modules for Python. The PSF was just awarded $170,000 grant from Mozilla Open Source Program to improve the sustainability of PyPI. The Community Service Awards for 2017 were given to 6 individuals who have contributed to the scientific Python community, iPython, JuPyter, pandas, twisted, and Python 3, in addition to those who organized and chaired Python events. The 2017 Distinguished Service Awar...

  • Mailing Lists

    ...python.org archive of python-list comp.lang.python in non-English There are some non-English language versions of this newsgroup. The links provided here are to the Google Groups archive for each: de.comp.lang.python (German), it.comp.lang.python (Italian), pl.comp.lang.python (Polish), fr.comp.lang.python (French), and cz.comp.lang.python (Czech). comp.lang.python.announce newgroup and python-announce mailing list comp.lang.python.announce is a low-volume moderated forum for Python-related...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 8, 2025

    It's the final 3.14 beta! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b4/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b4, is the last of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc2

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 14, 2025

    It's the final 🪄 penultimate 🪄 3.14 release candidate! Note: rc2 was originally planned for 2025-08-26, but we fixed a bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means .pyc files created for rc1 cannot be used for rc2, and they'll be …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 7, 2025

    Only one day late, welcome to the first beta! This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b1, is the first 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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  • Frank Willison Memorial Award

    ...Pythonistas and the Python language in so many ways. Jessica McKellar (2015) Jessica McKellar has served in many distinguished roles within the Python community: Director, Python Software Foundation; PyCon Diversity Outreach Chair; core organizer of Boston Python, one of Python’s largest user groups; frequent keynote speaker and tutorial presenter; board member of OpenHatch; Boston Python Workshop organizer and evangelist; PSF Fellow; mentor for Outreachy program; core contributor to OpenHatch...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: May 26, 2025

    Here's the second 3.14 beta. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b2/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b2, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes …

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  • 2010 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (informal)

    ...Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 2010 Members' Meeting February 19, 2010 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held an informal annual members' meeting on February 19, 2010 during lunch at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (PyCon 2010 Atlanta). Steve Holden presided over the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Greetings & Announcements 3   2010 Election Delay ...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...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 features also helps embedded developers be more effective when programming a PC. While these developers are well f...

  • Python 2.0

    Python 2.0 Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.0.1 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. The final version of Python 2.0 was released on October 16, 2000. Download What's new (overview) What's new (details) Post-release news For critical patches, a Python 2.0 specific FAQ, and other issues that have come up since the release, please go to the new Python 2.0 info area, a set of user-editabl...

  • Debugging Reference Count Problems

    Debugging Reference Count Problems Warning This page stays here for historical reasons and it may contain outdated or incorrect information. Debugging Reference Count Problems From: Guido van Rossum <guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US> To: python-list@cwi.nl Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 11:09:40 -0400 Mike Fletcher wrote a number of posts about debugging C code that bombs, probably because of reference count problems. His approach to debugging this problem seems typical, but I thin...

  • Donation Drive

    ...Python Interview by Mike Driscoll, published by Packt (1) Copy of Two Scoops of Django 1.11, by Daniel Roy Greenfeld and Audrey Roy Greenfeld . What does the Python Software Foundation do? The PSF holds and protects the trademarks behind the Python programming language.  We awarded over 220 grants worldwide in 2017 thanks to the revenue generated through PyCon (40 more than in 2016) amounting to more than $257,000.  We support the python.org website and the Python Package Index...

  • Python Software Foundation Public Records

    Python Software Foundation Public Records Incorporation Here is a transcript of the Articles of Incorporation. Bylaws Here are the PSF Bylaws. Board of Directors PSF Board Members & Officers Resolutions Meeting Minutes Python Software Foundation Policies: Conflict of Interest Policy Whistleblower Policy Python.org Email Policy PSF Staff Current staff IRS recognition of tax exempt status The PSF is a United States 501(c)(3) corporation domiciled in Delaware. Final determ...

  • EDU-SIG: Python in Education

    ...Python. It allows Python to talk to SDL, a cross-platform, multimedia library. Because it needs to be compiled for each platform and each Python version, there can be a lag when a new Python version comes along. pyglet is the newcomer, based on OpenGL. Because it is a pure Python package, it can be used as is even when a new Python version is released (except for the Python 2 to Python 3 transition). Miscellaneous Python for secretaries: A resource site aimed at showing business users how t...

  • Python 1.6

    ...Python will be released under a GPL-compatible license if at all possible. See CNRI's Python 1.6 License FAQ for answers to frequently asked questions about the CNRI license. Python 1.6 is no longer the latest Python release: Python 2.0 has been released and work has begun on Python 2.1. A "bugfix release" named Python 1.6.1 has been released. This is the first step towards solving the GPL incompatibility. Download The final version of Python 1.6 is available for download n...

  • 2012-11-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-November/019827.html Outreach and Education Committee: http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-November/019692.html PyCon Chair Report: http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-November/019828.html / http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-November/author.html PSF Event Coordinator Report: http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-November/019844.html Administrator Report: http://mail.python.org/mailma...

  • 2010-06-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python 2010 9   PSF New Membership Class as Honorary Associate Member (HAM)- Resolution Only 10   Fund Project to Port pyOpenSSL to Python 3.x 11   Fiscal Sponsorship of Third-Party Projects 12   Fund Python Core Development Tasks 13   Reimburse Expenses for PSF Chairman to Attend EuroPython 14   Other Business 14.1   Move Monthly Board Meetings to Third Monday 15   Adjournme...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 8, 2023

    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, 3.12.0a6 is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python libraries. Because Python is open source, the ERP5 developers could find and fix the bugs quickly and contribute the fixes back to the Python community. ERP5SyncML is now being used not only by ERP5 but was also adopted by the Nuxeo CPS, a Content Management System, as a way to synchronize documents between French government agencies. Python-GLPK: Linear Programming in Python Some aspects of an ERP system's database query functionality require mathematics that go beyond the capabilities...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python 2.0 began to disallow multiple arguments to the sequence append method. This problem required changing exactly three easily found calls in our code base of over 77K lines of Python. 2) Different versions of Python can produce incompatible compiled byte code and requires that C/C++ extension modules are compiled against a specific version of Python. For example, while Python 2.2.2 works happily with Python 2.2.1 or 2.2.0 byte code and extension modules, it will print warnings and may run i...

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