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  • 2014-01-03 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...ython Software Foundation grant EUR 750 to the EuroPython Society for registering the EuroPython CTM trademark in order to protect the IP rights to the EuroPython conference series.” There has been a call for assistance from the PSF directors to help with finalizing the new pydotorg website. New tasks will be distributed soon. An update was given by Van L. on the PyLadies trademark. The classes have been given to the counsel, but Van needs to check if they have been officially filed. 9 ...

  • What's new in Python 1.5 and beyond

    ...y more modules. (To run the tests, do "import test.autotest".) The interpreter is much smarter about the initial value for sys.path; you can control it easier using $PYTHONHOME (see the usage message, e.g. try python -h). In most situations, the interpreter can be installed at an arbitrary location without having to recompile. The build process now builds a single library (libpython1.5.a) which contains everything except for the main() entry point. This makes life much easier for ap...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...y"; while in general I don't like abbreviations, "dictionary" was just too long to type, and we've been saying "dict" for years.) This is really just sugar, since there are already two other ways to name this type: type({}) and (after importing the types module) types.DictType (and a third, types.DictionaryType). But now that types play a more central role, it seems appropriate to have built-in names for the types that you're likely to encounter. Here's an example of a simple dict s...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...y"; while in general I don't like abbreviations, "dictionary" was just too long to type, and we've been saying "dict" for years.) This is really just sugar, since there are already two other ways to name this type: type({}) and (after importing the types module) types.DictType (and a third, types.DictionaryType). But now that types play a more central role, it seems appropriate to have built-in names for the types that you're likely to encounter. Here's an example of a simple dict s...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...y"; while in general I don't like abbreviations, "dictionary" was just too long to type, and we've been saying "dict" for years.) This is really just sugar, since there are already two other ways to name this type: type({}) and (after importing the types module) types.DictType (and a third, types.DictionaryType). But now that types play a more central role, it seems appropriate to have built-in names for the types that you're likely to encounter. Here's an example of a simple dict s...

  • 2012-12-05 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...y end up providing good distribution, Marc-Andre thinks it may be a good idea for the PSF to start putting out press releases again (possibly using Marketwire). 8.4   esdotpycondotorg The board does not see an issue with esdotpycondotorg getting complete control over the sub-domain by setting up their own name service for it and having esdotpycondotorg and any sub-domains resolve to whatever they setup on their servers. 9   Adjournment Marc-Andre Lemburg adjour...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 3, 2020

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This releasee, 3.10.0a2 is the second of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 7, 2020

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This releasee, 3.10.0a3 is the second of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 4, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a4 is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Catalog Requirements

    ...y is hard, and few people will bother to generate keys that are only useful only for distributing Python modules. Related requirement: the Distutils sdist and bdist_* commands should have a --sign switch to sign the generated .tgz, .rpm, or whatever file. Requirements from #4 None Requirements from #5 Not covered by this page. This includes checking for updated versions, tracking dependencies between Python packages, and between Python packages and system libraries. Th...

  • 2012-09-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...ython.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-September/019368.html Community Relations Report: http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2012-September/019369.html 7   Pythondotorg Redesign Proposal RESOLVED: The Python Software Foundation accept the Python.org (http://Python.org) site redesign proposal set forth by Project Evolution / Revolution Systems and Divio with a budget not to exceed $70,000 in total without further board approval. Approved, 8-0-0. 8  &nb...

  • 2013-04-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...y 10, 2013. 6   Voiding April 2013 Election RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation members election held from April 2-19 2013 be declared void based on the reasons stated in http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-members/2013-April/011810.html and http://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-members/2013-April/011812.html Denied, 0-10-0. 7   Sponsoring SciPy 2013 Conference in Austin, TX RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation sponsor the SciPy ...

  • 2012-10-17 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...y3 Van Lindberg proposed the idea of possibly hiring one or two programmers in the next year to port packages to Python 3. There was a discussion rather this would be a good idea. The majority of the board +1 the idea. 9.2   Sam Berger Ewa Jodlowska was approached by Larry Berger (Sam's father) during PyConZA about furthering Sam's programming education. It has been decided that PyCon will sponsor his trip to the US to take part in the Young Coders tutorial and conference. 9.3...

  • Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2

    ...y"; while in general I don't like abbreviations, "dictionary" was just too long to type, and we've been saying "dict" for years.) This is really just sugar, since there are already two other ways to name this type: type({}) and (after importing the types module) types.DictType (and a third, types.DictionaryType). But now that types play a more central role, it seems appropriate to have built-in names for the types that you're likely to encounter. Here's an example of a simple dict s...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 2, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.10.3

    Version: None

    Released: March 16, 2022

    This is the third maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.3 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Among the new major new features and changes so far: PEP …

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  • 2012-09-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...ython ecosystem. Each recipient will receive an award of USD 5,000. Approved, 10-0-0. 8   Awarded Distinguished Service Award - John Hunter RESOLVED, that the PSF awards the PSF Python Distinguished Service Award posthumously to John Hunter for his significant contributions to Python in the numerics field. Approved, 7-1-2. 9   Community Service Award - Kenneth Gonsalves RESOLVED, that the PSF awards the PSF Python Community Service Award posthumously to Kennet...

  • 2014-01-20 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...ython Software Foundation will absorb PayPal and credit card fees associated with donations to its fiscal sponsorees (excluding PyCon) instead of charging them to the projects Approved, 9-0-0. 7   Python-FOSDEM 2014 Sponsorship RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation sponsor Python-FOSDEM 2014 in the amount of EUR 500 (approx. USD 680) Approved, 9-0-0. 8   PyCon Australia Brisbane 2014 Sponsorship RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation sponsor PyC...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 1, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a6 is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.10.1

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 6, 2021

    This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.1 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Among the new major new features and changes so far: PEP …

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