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Python 2.4.1 - Release Notes (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.) What's New in Python 2.4.1 final? Release date: 30-MAR-2005 Core and builtins Move exception finalisation later in the shutdown process - this fixes the crash seen in bug #1165761 Tests SF patch 1167316: doctest.py fails self-test if run directly. Build SF patch 1171767: Darwin 8's headers are anal about POSIX compliance, and linking has changed (prebinding is now deprecated, and l...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, January 10, 2006 The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors January 10, 2006 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 UTC, 10 January 2006. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. 1 Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the mee...
PyCon Registration Form <h1>PyCon Registration</h1> <p><a href="http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels" target="_blank">Hotel reservation info & links.</a></p> <p>Note: all prices are in US dollars.</p> <h2>Registration by mail</h2> <p>To pay by check, please send payment in funds <em>drawn on a US bank</em> to: <blockquote>ATTN: PyCon Registration<br> Python Software Foundation<br...
2011-02-28 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors February 28, 2011 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 28 February 2011. 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&quo...
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Released: June 3, 2011
Python 2.6 is now in security-fix-only mode; no new features are being added, …
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Released: Nov. 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, 3.11.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …
Released: Feb. 3, 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, 3.11.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …
Released: Dec. 6, 2022
This is a security release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.16, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Security content in this …
Released: Nov. 21, 2023
This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …
Released: March 19, 2024
This is a security release of Python 3.10 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.10.14, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.10 series. Python 3.12 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.12.x here. Security content in this …
MacPython 2.2.1 <h1>MacPython 2.2.1</h1> <p>Made available by Jack Jansen. <p>All files are also available from Jack's <a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython page</a>, which you should visit anyway (even if you get the files from here). <p>You should probably read the <a href="../macnews.txt">Macintosh specific release notes</a> as well as the <a href="../NEWS.txt">general ones<a/&g...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The members of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first annual meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. Greg Stein, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the meeting. The following members, constituting a quorum of the members according to the Bylaws, attended the meeting: David Ascher Fred L...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (July 16, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors July 16, 2002. A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following Board members were present: Tim Peters...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (June 10, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors June 10, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 17:00 GMT. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 9, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 9, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 18:00 GMT. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present ...
Released: Dec. 7, 2020
This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. We've made 282 changes …
Python Success Stories Introduction Frequentis is one of the world's leading providers for safety-critical solutions in the field of Air Traffic Management and Public Safety & Transport. With over 500 employees world-wide, it provides innovative, user-centered solutions to its customers. Frequentis has been using Python in its TAPtools® product family, which focuses on the Tower and Airport Tools segment of Air Traffic Control. These tools are used by air traffic controllers to track weat...
Proposed Improvements to Module Cleanup Proposed Improvements to Module Cleanup I'm experimenting with a better way of cleaning up at the end of an execution run. Without implementing true GC, I can never do it 100% right, but I can implement a predictable set of rules based on practical observation that will solve most problems that are actually observed. Here's my proposal. At the end of this message I list some potential problems with the proposal and ask for feedback. This wi...
Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) This is the foreword I wrote for Mark Lutz' book "Programming Python" (1st ed.), published by O'Reilly. See also my foreword to the 2nd edition. As Python's creator, I'd like to say a few words about its origins, adding a bit of personal philosophy. Over six years ago, in December 1989, I was looking for a "hobby" programming project that would keep me occupied during the we...
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