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  • Release – Python 3.13.4

    Version: None

    Released: June 3, 2025

    This is the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.4 is the latest maintenance release, containing a few important security fixes as well as around 300 …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.11

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 5, 2025

    This is the eleventh maintenance release of Python 3.13 Note: This is Python 3.13.11, a maintenance release for Python 3.13. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Python 3.13.11 is the eleventh maintenance release of 3.13. This …

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  • Foreword for "Programming Python" (2nd ed.)

    ...2nd ed.) Foreword for "Programming Python" (2nd ed.) This is the foreword I wrote for Mark Lutz' book "Programming Python" (2nd ed.), published by O'Reilly in 2001. Less than five years ago, I wrote the foreword for the 1st edition of Programming Python. Since then, the book has changed about as much as the language and the Python community! I no longer feel the need to defend Python: the statistics and developments listed in Mark's Preface speak for themselves. In the past...

  • Notes

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  • Python Software Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 2006-07-10

    ...2   Minutes of Past Meetings The 12 June 2006 minutes were approved by a 4-0-2 vote. 3   Status of Past Action Items 3.1   Follow-Up Required Originally from November 2005, follow-up from December 2005: D. Goodger is to contact a potential PSF sponsor/donor. Status: follow-up required. Originally from November 2005, follow-up from December 2005: S. Holden is to contact a potential PSF sponsor/donor. Status: follow-up required. (Task transferred ...

  • 2010-06-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2010-06-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors June 21, 2010 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:03 UTC, 21 June 2010. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor — opposed — abstentions; e.g. "5-1-2" means "...

  • 2012-08-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...2012 Conference Grant 5   Treasurer Report 6   Progress Reports 7   Earth Class Mail 8   PyCon PL 2012 Conference Grant 9   PyCon ZA 2012 Conference Grant 10   PyArkansas 2012 Conference Grant 11   PyCon 2013 Budget 12   Other Business 12.1   PSF Board Meetings 12.2   Reporting of Responsibilities 12.3   Termination of previous PSF...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...2002-2003) * 2 = 13 200 hours Total effort avoided: 13 200 hours Automated releases over 2 year period: 160 hours My effort (12 * 140 hours per labor month): 1 680 hours Total investment: 1 840 hours Net effort avoided, 2002-3: 11 360 hours Net cost avoided by customers 2002-3 at $100/hour 1 136 000 dol...

  • 2007 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes

    ...2.5.1 we will make the transition. 4.3   Conference Committee Andrew Kuchling summarized PyCon 2006 and 2007: about 410 attendees in 2006, about 590 in 2007. We had a $19,000 profit from PyCon in 2006, and expect a profit for 2007 as well. There was a $6000 travel grant (financial aid) supplementary budget from the PSF in 2006, $7000 in 2007 but part of the PyCon budget. We got to a late start with sponsors for 2007, but many sponsors contacted us, and we have had excellent r...

  • 2011-07-18 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...24-48 hours and we will immediately begin signing up (and invoicing) sponsors. 2. Initialization of the PyCon 2012 budget and ledger - this should be completed thanks to Ewa. 3. 2012 budget is almost completed (may be done by board meeting) with significant help from Van Lindberg and Ewa. 4. Adoption of an explicit code of conduct for PyCon 2012 - TBD Jesse also reported on the new activities for the month. He said: 1. I reac...

  • 2014-01-31 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...2   Minutes of Past Meetings The 20 January 2014 Board meeting minutes were voted on and approved. RESOLVED, that the PSF approve the minutes at https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2014-January/024179.html as representing a true and accurate record of the January 20, 2013 meeting Approved, 9-0-1. 3   Votes Taken Between Meetings There were no votes taken between meetings. 4   Votes Taken Over Email There were no votes taken over ema...

  • 2010-11-15 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...2010 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 15 November 2010. David Mertz presided at the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor ? opposed ? abstentions; e.g. "5-1-2" means "5 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 abstentions"). Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meeting...

  • Release – Python 2.6.3

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 2, 2009

    Python 2.6.3 was released on October 2, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Somewhere near 100 bugs have been fixed since the release of Python 2.6.2. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.6

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 12, 2014

    This is a security-fix source-only release. The last binary release was 3.2.5. With the 3.2.6 release, and five years after its first release, the Python 3.2 series is now officially retired. All official maintenance for Python 3.2, including security patches, has ended. For ongoing maintenance releases, please see the …

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  • Python for Mac OS X

    Python for Mac OS X Python for Mac OS X Python comes pre-installed on Mac OS X so it is easy to start using. However, to take advantage of the latest versions of Python, you will need to download and install newer versions alongside the system ones. The easiest way to do that is to install one of the binary installers for OS X from the Python Download page. Installers are available for the latest Python 3 and Python 2 releases that will work on all Macs that run Mac OS X 10.5 and later. Py...

  • Member meeting at PyCon 2006

    ...2006 <h1>Member meeting at PyCon 2006</h1> <p>The annual PSF member meeting will be at <a href="http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/">PyCon 2006</a> on February 24th, at 5:10 pm, in the Bent Tree room. <h3>Vote</h3> <p>You can vote by <a href="ballot-february-2006">absentee ballot</a> or by <a href="proxy-february-2006">designating a proxy</a>. If you cannot attend the meeting and know how you would l...

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

    ...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 present at the Meeting: David Ascher, Paul Everitt, Fredrik Lundh, Tim Peters, Gu...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 10, 2004)

    ...2,500. Stephan then moved that it is RESOLVED that the conference committee is authorized to spend $3000 for room reservations for PyCon 2005. The motion passed unanimously (6/0/0). 7. Other business Tim nagged Jeremy about 1023 progress. Jeremy volunteered to scan the documents sometime during this week. Martin asked how the grant committee should deal with the potential of projects that get half-completed; in particular, what should be done about funds that already have been paid? The...

  • PSF Newsletter Signup

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  • July 2010 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft)

    ...2010-Q2 John Pinner was selected as the 2010 - 2nd quarter PSF Community Service Award winner. The award was announced and presented by S. Holden at the EuroPython Conference. 6   Frank Willison Award - 2010 Christian Tismer was proposed by the Board and selected by O'Reilly as winner of the Frank Willison Award 2010. The award was announced and presented by S. Holden at the EuroPython Conference. 7   Email Voting The July 2010 members' election took place after...

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