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  • 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...

  • Release – Python 3.0.1

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 13, 2009

    Python 3.0.1 was released on February 13, 2009. It was a bugfix release of Python 3.0. This is the first bugfix release of Python 3.0. Python 3.0 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.6

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 19, 2008

    This release includes just a small number of fixes, primarily preventing crashes of the interpreter in certain boundary cases. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series. We have …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 23, 2016

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.0, the initial feature release for the legacy 3.6 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 3.6 was 3.6.15 …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.1

    Version: None

    Released: March 21, 2017

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 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 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Comparing Option-Parsing Libraries

    Comparing Option-Parsing Libraries Comparing Option-Parsing Libraries NOTE: this page is present for historical purposes only. The getopt-sig is retired, and Optik was added to the Python standard library (as optparse) in Python 2.3. (It was checked in to Python's CVS tree in November 2002, and first released in July 2003.) Since I proposed Optik for the Python standard library, a number of other option-parsing libraries have come to light. I'm trying to evaluate them by ...

  • Python 2.4.6 Release

    Python 2.4.6 Release Python 2.4.6 We are pleased to announce Python 2.4.6 (final), a bugfix release of Python 2.4, on Dec 19, 2008. Important: 2.4.6 is a source-only release. If you need a binary release of 2.4, use 2.4.4. If you need the fixes that are included in this release, use 2.6.1 or later. This release includes just a small number of fixes, primarily preventing crashes of the interpreter in certain boundary cases. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series. We have ...

  • Python 3.0.1 Release

    Python 3.0.1 Release Python 3.0.1 Python 3.0 is end-of-lifed with the release of Python 3.1. All users of Python 3.0.x should upgrade to the most recent version of Python 3; please see the downloads pages. Python 3.0.1 was released on February 13, 2009. It was a bugfix release of Python 3.0. This is the first bugfix release of Python 3.0. Python 3.0 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release of 3.0 final have been fixed....

  • Python Success Stories

    ...versions are available. No user or administrator intervention is needed. Plugins can add, change, augment or hide any console functionality, providing a complete per-user customizable experience. A complete configuration and visual development environment is integrated into the console (including a version control system for Views and an interactive remote Python shell). Visualization and control forms (called Views) can be added, modified and tested in real-time. New view components (Widgets) ...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython Contributor Agreement for Jython This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to li...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Python

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Python Contributor Agreement This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to license certa...

  • 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 2.4.5 Release

    Python 2.4.5 Release Python 2.4.5 We are pleased to announce Python 2.4.5 (final), a bugfix release of Python 2.4, on March 11, 2008. Important: 2.4.5 is a source-only release. If you need a binary release of 2.4, use 2.4.4. If you need the fixes that are included in this release, use 2.5.2 or later. 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 appli...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 29-Jul-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 29-Jul-2003 July 29, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3 New release enhances powerful programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., July 29, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3 of the Python programming language. This major release introduces performance enhancements, increased robustness, several minor language feature...

  • 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 3.14.0rc3

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 18, 2025

    It's 🪄 finally 🪄 the final 3.14 release candidate! Note: It's another magic release. We fixed another bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means file .pyc files created for rc2 cannot be used for rc3, and they'll be recompiled. The …

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  • What's new in Python 1.5 and beyond

    ...versions of Dec. 22).

  • 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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  • Release – Python 3.11.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 5, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.11 Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.11.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 14, 2022

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.11 Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a4 is the fourth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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