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  • Release – Python 3.7.4

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    Released: July 8, 2019

    Note: The release you are looking at is a 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 source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Among the …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.5rc1

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    Released: Oct. 2, 2019

    Python 3.7.5rc1 is the release candidate preview of the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.7. The Python 3.7 series is the latest major release of the Python language and contains many new features and optimizations. Note that 3.7.5rc1 is a release preview and thus its use is not recommended …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.5

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    Released: Oct. 15, 2019

    Note: The release you are looking at is a 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 source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Among the …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.6

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    Released: Dec. 18, 2019

    Note: The release you are looking at is a 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 source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Among the …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.5

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    Released: March 28, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.5, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 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 source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.6

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    Released: June 27, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.6, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 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 source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.7

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    Released: Oct. 20, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.7, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 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 source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.6rc1

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    Released: Dec. 11, 2019

    Note Python 3.8 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. We plan to continue to provide bugfix releases for 3.7.x until mid 2020 and security fixes until mid 2023. Python 3.7.6rc1 is the release candidate preview …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0b1

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    Released: Jan. 31, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b1, is the first of four planned beta release previews. Among the major new features in Python 3.7 are: PEP 538, Coercing the legacy C locale to a UTF-8 …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0b2

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    Released: Feb. 28, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b2, is the second of four planned beta release previews. Among the major new features in Python 3.7 are: PEP 538, Coercing the legacy C locale to a UTF-8 …

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  • 2007-02-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2007-02-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors February 12, 2007 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:12 UTC, 12 February 2007. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Stat...

  • 2011-07-18 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2011-07-18 PSF Board Meeting Minutes .. declare custom role for action items: .. role:: action .. class:: minutes-title | The Python Software Foundation | Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors | | July 18, 2011 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 18 July 2011. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "*Y-N...

  • 2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 8, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 8 December 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Actions ...

  • Python Documentation Index

    Python Documentation Index Python Essays In this directory I place short essays (anything from 500 to 5000 words) on various Python subjects. See also a collection of presentations I have given. See also my blog at blogspot.com and my previous blog at artima.com. --Guido van Rossum Table of contents (in mostly chronological order) Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2 (See below) Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) Written in 1996, this gives an overview of the earl...

  • Python 2.0

    ...8-bit strings !) allows using them for 8-bit strings too, e.g. to convert files from cp1252 (Windows) to latin-1 or vice-versa. Japanese codecs are available from Tamito KAJIYAMA: http://pseudo.grad.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp/~kajiyama/python/

  • Python Software Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 2006-08-14

    Python Software Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 2006-08-14 The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 14, 2006 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 14 August 2006. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3&nb...

  • PSF Board Resolutions

    PSF Board Resolutions The Python Software Foundation Resolutions of the Board of Directors Vote counts are of the form "4-2-1" (4 in favor — 2 opposed — 1 abstention) RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation approve the minutes at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/psf-important@python.org/thread/WURXJ7SFDWVQHNOTGDH2RYPUF3TRSV4D/ as representing a true and accurate record of the November 12, 2025 meeting. Approved; 7-0-1, 2025-12-10 RESOLVED, that the Python Software...

  • 2011-05-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2011-05-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors May 16, 2011 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 16 May 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" means &...

  • 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...

  • What's new in Python 2.3

    ...8-bit strings) and unicode. Primarily used to simplify tests for string-ness to isinstance(x, basestring). bool, True, False - these were introduced as ints in Python 2.2.1, but are now a separate type (a subtype of int). This means that True and False are now printed as the strings 'True' and 'False', respectively. As of 2.3b1, bool() without arguments returns False. (PEP 285) compile(), eval(), exec - fully support Unicode, and no longer issue a SyntaxError when their input doesn't end with...

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