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  • Python 1.6 License FAQ

    ...program (or in the installer as well), you could just include a reference to it in the Readme file. There is also no need to include the full License text in the program (the License provides for an alternative reference using the specified handle citation). Usage of the software amounts to license acceptance. In paragraph 2, does "provided, however, that CNRI's License Agreement is retained in Python 1.6 beta 1, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee" mean that I ...

  • Python 1.6 License FAQ

    ...program (or in the installer as well), you could just include a reference to it in the Readme file. There is also no need to include the full License text in the program (the License provides for an alternative reference using the specified handle citation). Usage of the software amounts to license acceptance. In paragraph 2, does "provided, however, that CNRI's License Agreement is retained in Python 1.6 beta 1, alone or in any derivative version prepared by Licensee" mean that I ...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 27, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b3, is the third of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.5

    Version: None

    Released: June 11, 2025

    This is the fifth 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. 3.13.5 is the fifth maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.5 is an expedited release to fix a couple …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.7

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 14, 2025

    This is the seventh 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. 3.13.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.7 is an expedited release to fix a significant …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...programming language, were both considered as well, but were not chosen because of the added complexity introduced by either approach, without appreciable added value. Ultimately, Python's flexibility, coding speed, solution quality, and libraries made it the language of choice for this endeavor. The LoveIntros project consumed approximately four months of full-time development work, with one developer working on the Python code, and one designer working on the UI. These four months of work were...

  • Python Security

    ...programs. We are a nonprofit organization, depending on donation and support from the community. Published advisories and mailing list Security advisories are published to multiple public locations. Advisories are sent via email to the security-announce@python.org mailing list. Subscribe to the mailing list if you'd like to be updated on newly published security advisories. The mailing list has a public archive including all historical advisories sent to the list. There is also an advisor...

  • PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code

    ...program is to help organizations recruit new committers. While I don't have an accurate account of how many students have stayed with their projects, more that 80% of the mentors who responded last month to the question said their students had contributed to the code beyond the time frame of the Summer of Code. This represents at least a third of the total successful students. In some cases, the students continue to be highly active. A number of mentors expressed that their own effort had not be...

  • PSF Board Resolutions

    ...Programming Into the Education Sector" program happening in throughout Ghana in 2020 Approved 6-0-0, February 7, 2020 RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $750 USD to the Abuja Python Weekend event happening in Abuja, Nigeria March 26, 2020 Approved 6-0-0, February 7, 2020 RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Grants Work Group grant $512 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Nouakchott, Mauritania February 25, 2020 Approved 6-0-0, February 7,...

  • 2008-05-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Program: K. Kaiser will research the tax implications of an awards program (both domestic & international recipients). Status: carried forward. Originally from 10 March 2008, Section 10, Python Certification: S. Holden will rework the proposal with Van Lindberg and Tennessee Leeuwenburg as a discussion document to be posted to the members' list, as the Board considers the members' views essential. Status: carried forward. 3.2   New from April 14 These action items origina...

  • 2012-05-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Program (AM), he said: Associate Member program: The website is available to accept Associate Member registrations. Andrew Kuchling has offered to work on improving the site content and the attractiveness of the Associate Membership offering. We still need to link psfmember.org to python.org, improve the attractiveness of the offering by adding content on python.org relating to the Associate Membership, and make the community aware of the opportunity. Kurt concluded his report with a list of...

  • Sunsetting Python 2

    ...programming language. We have decided that January 1, 2020, was the day that we sunset Python 2. That means that we will not improve it anymore after that day, even if someone finds a security problem in it. You should upgrade to Python 3 as soon as you can. Why are you doing this? We needed to sunset Python 2 so we can help Python users by improving Python faster. We released Python 2.0 in 2000. We realized a few years later that we needed to make big changes to improve Python. So in 2006, we s...

  • Release – Python 3.5.10

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 5, 2020

    Python 3.5.10 Python 3.5 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.5.10 is the final release of 3.5. Python 3.5.10 was released on September 5th, 2020. Python 3.5.10 is the final release in the Python 3.5 series. As of this release, the 3.5 branch has been retired, no further changes to 3.5 will …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: June 5, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b2, is the second of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 17, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b4, is the final beta release preview of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to …

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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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  • Retired SIGS

    ...Programming Environment archive January 1998 pythonwin-sig Mark Hammond Win95/NT GUI version of Python archive June 1997 uls-sig Duncan McGreggor Ultra Large-Scale systems and how such systems relate to Python. no archive available ...

  • 2009-04-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...program [ref. July 2008 section 8]. Approved by member vote 2009-03-27. Status: done. [23] Originally from 14 April 2008, Section 5, Treasurer's Report: S. Holden will assist K. Kaiser with accounts receivable reminders. Status: in progress. [15] Originally from 14 April 2008, Section 7, PyCon Asset Record-Keeping: D. Goodger will update the assets file in PSF CVS with the details of the laptops and VGA2USB boxes purchased for PyCon 2008. Status: in progress. [16] Originally from 14 April 200...

  • Rebuilding the PSF - Q4 2020 Fundraiser

    ...programmers. Goal: $60,000 Raised Days to Go Donations There are two ways you can donate to the PSF fundraiser! Purchase a product/service from any of the below companies and part of the proceeds will go to the PSF. Everyone wins - you get discounts on products and services to level up your Python knowledge, and you help the PSF raise much needed funds! Click on the infographics below to see the ...

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