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  • Parade of the PEPs

    ...Modules from Zip Archives - Ahlstrom I like this concept. I haven't studied the PEP or the proposed implementation in detail, so I don't know if it always does the right thing. I hope that it will make it into 2.3. PEP 274 - Dict Comprehensions - Warsaw If we were to adopt dict comprehensions, this PEP says everything that needs to be said. But I don't even want to think about this for Python 2.3; I think it's way too minor a feature. This would be a lot easier to adopt if t...

  • Release – Python 3.9.25

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 31, 2025

    This is a security release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.25, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Security content …

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  • Job - Senior BE Python Engineer for DevOps-FULLY REMOTE, U.S., CANADA, EUROPE based only

    Location: REMOTE REMOTE

    The Role We're seeking a versatile DevOps Engineer with Python language skills, to help scale our infrastructure and operations. This is a "wear many hats" position perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, distributed environment and enjoys building systems that grow with the business. What You'll Do …

  • t1python - A Type1 Font Renderer for Python

    t1python - A Type1 Font Renderer for Python t1python - A Type1 Font Renderer for Python This interface to a Type1 font rendering engine allows Python programs access to a large number of fonts which have not been so readily usable before. The interface provides access to the "t1lib" library by Rainer Menzner. The rasterizer is based on the work which IBM contributed to the X Consortium for inclusion in the X11 distribution. More informa...

  • Python 2.1

    ...modules (e.g. COM support), plus an alternative development environment, Pythonwin. Mac users please go to Jack's MacPython Page for downloads. All others should download Python-2.1.tgz, the source tarball, from one of the download locations below, and do the usual "gunzip; tar; configure; make" dance. Red Hat Linux users may also try to download the RPMs made available by Sean Reifschneider. Download locations Python.org: HTTP. MD5 checksums 2ba2baeccd6100a...

  • Release – Python 3.1.4

    Version: None

    Released: June 11, 2011

    Note: It is recommended that you use the latest bug fix release of the 3.1 series, 3.1.5. Python 3.1.4 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 3.1 version series is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of …

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  • Release – Python 3.5.10rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 22, 2020

    Python 3.5.10rc1 Python 3.5 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.5.10, the final release of the 3.5 series, is available here. Python 3.5.10rc1 was released on August 21st, 2020. Python 3.5 has now entered "security fixes only" mode, and as such the only changes since Python 3.5.4 …

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  • 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 …

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  • Comparing Python to Other Languages

    ...modules and user modules in individual files which can easily be rearranged or distributed outside the system. One consequence is that there is more than one option for attaching a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to a Python program, since the GUI is not built into the system. C++ Almost everything said for Java also applies for C++, just more so: where Python code is typically 3-5 times shorter than equivalent Java code, it is often 5-10 times shorter than equivalent C++ code! Anecd...

  • Python 2.7.1 Release

    Python 2.7.1 Release Python 2.7.1 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.2, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 2.7.1 was released on November 27th, 2010. The Python 2.7 series is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series before 2.x moves into an extended maintenance period. This release contains many of the features that were first released in Python 3.1. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skip...

  • Python 3.1.4 Release

    ...modules with the 32-bit-only Python installed, you will need Apple Xcode 3, not 4.

  • 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 …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...Modules are designed to be changed to quickly develop applications on top of the CAPS framework. The various clients are front-ends which talk to the Business Logic, which mediates all client communication with the IFC. Our customizable GUI-client, written using PyQt, currently runs under Linux, Windows, and Solaris. Our web-client uses WebWare and Apache and supports Mozilla, Lynx, and Internet Explorer, with Opera, Galeon and Konqueror support planned. There are also Python scripting front-end...

  • PSF Distinguished Service Awards

    ...modules into the standard library. Some examples include timsort, doctest, and the timeit module. Furthermore, Tim contributed to the Python Cookbook by writing the chapter on algorithms. Tim also has contributed to the Python community. He wrote the Zen of Python via PEP20 in 2015. He reached approximately one million people via his answers on Stack Over Flow. Moreover, Tim was an active PSF Board Director from 2001 to 2014 meaning that he volunteered on the board for 13 years! Additionally, Ti...

  • Release – Python 3.7.16

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 6, 2022

    This is a security release of Python 3.7 Note: The release you are looking at is a security 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 security bugfix …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.6

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 10, 2013

    Note: Python 2.7.6 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8. Python 2.7.6 was released on November 10, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. Most importantly, it resolves an issue that caused the interactive prompt to crash on OS X 10.9. It also includes numerous bugfixes over …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.4

    Version: None

    Released: April 6, 2013

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.5, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.4 was released on April 6, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It includes hundreds of bugfixes over 2.7.3. About the 2.7 release series …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 25, 2022

    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, 3.12.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Python 2.7.4 Release

    Python 2.7.4 Release Python 2.7.4 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.5, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.4 was released on April 6, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It includes hundreds of bugfixes over 2.7.3. About the 2.7 release series Among the features and improvements to Python 2.6 introduced in the 2.7 series are An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skipping, new assert methods, and test disc...

  • Python 2.7.6 Release

    Python 2.7.6 Release Note: Python 2.7.6 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8. Python 2.7.6 was released on November 10, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. Most importantly, it resolves an issue that caused the interactive prompt to crash on OS X 10.9. It also includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.5. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you encounter. We currently support these formats for download: Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.6) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program...

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