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  • ...to Increase the Maximum Number of Directors A call for nominations of PSF directors was issued, to the PSF-members, PSF-volunteers, and python-announce lists, and to the PSF blog (http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2006/12/call-for-nominations-of-psf-directors.html). We had a good response, with 4 new candidates stepping forward, in addition to the 8 incumbents. We have a total of 12 candidates for Director this year, but currently the Board is limited to 8 Directors. As Tim Peters put it, "the b...

  • Proxy Form - 2008-03-14 PSF Members' Meeting

    ...to: psf at python.org or faxed to: +1 858 712 8966 or mailed to: Python Software Foundation P.O. Box 848 Hampton, NH 03843 USA Please use fax or email if at all possible. We can't guarantee that postal mail will arrive in time. When using fax or snail mail, send a copy of the proxy/absentee form by email.

  • Building the PSF: the Q2 2019 Fundraiser

    ...to our quarterly donation drive, we're partnering with JetBrains to help raise money for the PSF. JetBrains PyCharm & the PSF is happy to announce a 30% discount with all proceeds going to the Python Software Foundation's general fund! Check out their offer here. It's easy to donate Click here to make a one-time or recurring donation. If you’re an existing PSF Supporting Member and would like to make your support recurring, log into your account and click “Auto-Renewal”. If you’re an exi...

  • 2008-10-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to get a grip on, most of it is now almost a year old and some of it almost 2 years old." R. Hettinger indicated that he could help. 8   The Python African Tour Request S. Deibel noted that we received email on October 10 from Kamon Ayeva about "The Python African Tour project" (http://www.openplans.org/projects/python-african-tour), to discuss the PSF's possible association and support. S. Holden: First, they asked to use the PSF's name (probably also aski...

  • Frank Willison Memorial Award

    ...tor, Python Software Foundation; PyCon Diversity Outreach Chair; core organizer of Boston Python, one of Python’s largest user groups; frequent keynote speaker and tutorial presenter; board member of OpenHatch; Boston Python Workshop organizer and evangelist; PSF Fellow; mentor for Outreachy program; core contributor to OpenHatch and Twisted projects. She’s also has a long history as a Python advocate as a book author (Twisted Network Programming), training author (Introduction to Python), start...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, October 11, 2005 (Draft)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, October 11, 2005 (Draft) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors (Draft) October 11, 2005 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:15 UTC, 11 October 2005. Martin von Löwis presided at the meeting. 1   Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors w...

  • 2008-09-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to providing bleeding edge software to the pharmaceutical industry for molecular modeling and cheminformatics. Scientists in our industry find Python provides the utility and the capability to get their day-to-day data processing needs accomplished. A scientist in our office says the reason he prefers Python is, "I can read it." Our future is heavily tied to the future of Python. Therefore, we would really appreciate the privilege of supporting Python. Brian Cole will represent OpenEy...

  • Proxy Form - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting

    ...tors There are currently eight (8) positions. RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors will consist of up to ten (10) Directors. Please vote (check one) [  ] For [  ] Against [  ] Abstain Election of a New Board of Directors The following people are candidates for the Board of Directors. To be elected, a candidate must receive more "Yes" votes than "No" votes. Please vote to accept as Director (check one of "Yes", "No...

  • 2011-01-24 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org/devguide/). As of this moment the pages related to getting someone set up to becoming a core developer are now done." As far as plans for next month's activities, Brett goes on to say: "The guides on how to make changes to the stdlib and the language will be done. There is also some doc cleanup in terms of moving things out of various PEPs and the Misc directory in Python's repo and over to the devguide. After that I will start the Python 2->3 porting guide." 5.3&n...

  • ...to Increase the Maximum Number of Directors A call for nominations of PSF directors was issued, to the PSF-members, PSF-volunteers, and python-announce lists, and to the PSF blog (http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2006/12/call-for-nominations-of-psf-directors.html). We had a good response, with 4 new candidates stepping forward, in addition to the 8 incumbents. We have a total of 12 candidates for Director this year, but currently the Board is limited to 8 Directors. As Tim Peters put it, "the b...

  • Absentee ballot for February 24, 2006 member meeting in Dallas, TX

    ...to <blockquote> Python Software Foundation <br>P.O. Box 653 <br>Ipswich, MA 01938 <br>USA <P>Fax: +1 858 712 8966 </blockquote> or by GPG/PGP-signed email to psf at python.org. <p><b>Please use fax or email if at all possible.</b> We can't guarantee we'll get snail mail in time. When using fax or snail mail, send a copy of the ballot by email.

  • 2012-06-18 & 2012-06-25 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to be able to add on tutorials after they register for the conference/ to be able to add things at a later time. Create a web app for me to use to create promo codes for registration (Chad and I discussed this in 2012 but it was too late). Limited Corwin access would be great, but I know that's a stretch. We need an exhibitor registration site. No bag ticket for tutorial only people. Have different badge colors for tutorial only/expo only people. Add meal explanation to CTE reg site. I want to h...

  • 2009-04-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...tored after the award announcement.] RESOLVED, that Stephan Deibel be awarded the PSF Community Award. Approved, 8-0-0. Sean Reifschneider was recommended for his many contributions: to PyCon networking, to python.org maintenance, and to the Python community. Whether to award Sean or his company, Tummy.com, was debated. T. Peters: "We should ask Sean which he'd prefer -- he may have business reasons for wanting, or not wanting, Tummy to get it." 8   Grant for Vern C...

  • 2011-03-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to a different design that preserved the shape of the Python logo. Carl Trachte identified a possible derivative logo used by Amara, but it seems to be sufficiently different not to be derived or confusable with the Python logo Carl Trachte identified some modification for 3D effect by "The Python Noob" but they do not appear to pose a problem. Python Logo Glencairn Glasses were produced with nominative use of logo, and our Chair apparently managed to claim at least a set of them while...

  • 2008-08-11 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to assemble the existing records in one place, have them scanned, and enter them into the PSF data repository. D. Goodger will coordinate this work and maintain the records. Status: carried forward. Originally from August 2006, Section 10: T. Peters will ask the advice of Larry Rosen regarding concerns with the contributor agreement. Status: carried forward. Originally from December 2006, Section 4, Jython Contributor Agreements: D. Goodger will write to the Jython contributors and ask them to...

  • 2012-07-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...ton-ruby-is-taking-to-become-friendly-to-beginners/ Daniel cites the PyCon 2012 talk http://pyvideo.org/video/719/diversity-in-practice-how-the-boston-python-user as a major inspiration, and the Python community gets a lot of acknowledgement and credit in this post. 6.6.3   Updates on previous grants Boston Python Workshop grant, non-local workshop slot #3: Portland The Boston Python Workshop grant series (http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/11/boston-python-workshop-psf-grant...

  • 2009-12-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...to improve our coverage. (Transferred from #13, Dec 2006 §4.) Status: active. [58] Originally from 11 May 2009, Section 5, New Memory for PSF Computer: M. von Löwis will purchase new memory to replace faulty memory on a PSF computer. Status: pending. [65] Originally from 11 May 2009, Section 13, Board Email List and Repository Access to PSF Administrator: S. Holden will initiate further discussion via email about adding the PSF Administrator to the Board email list and granting access to the r...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...Python Enhancement Proposals). PEPs are not designed to be tutorials, and the PEPs describing the type/class unification are sometimes hard to read. They also aren't finished yet. That's where this paper comes in: it introduces the key elements of the type/class unification for the average Python programmer. A bit of terminology: "classic Python" refers to Python 2.1 (and its patch releases such as 2.1.1) or earlier versions, while "classic classes" refer to classes defined with a c...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...ton(Singleton): ... def init(self): ... print "calling init" ... def __init__(self): ... print "calling __init__" ... >>> x = MySingleton() calling init calling __init__ >>> assert x.__class__ is MySingleton >>> y = MySingleton() calling __init__ >>> assert x is y >>> Metaclasses In the past, the subject of metaclasses in Python has caused hairs to raise and even brains to explode (see, for example Metaclasses in Python 1.5). Fortunately, in Py...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...Python Enhancement Proposals). PEPs are not designed to be tutorials, and the PEPs describing the type/class unification are sometimes hard to read. They also aren't finished yet. That's where this paper comes in: it introduces the key elements of the type/class unification for the average Python programmer. A bit of terminology: "classic Python" refers to Python 2.1 (and its patch releases such as 2.1.1) or earlier versions, while "classic classes" refer to classes defined with a c...

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