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  • Bugs in Python 2.4.2

    Bugs in Python 2.4.2 The Windows installer package required VBScripts. On systems which do not have VBScript available, installer will report an error 2738. On systems which have VBScript available, but in an insufficiently old version, installer will report an error 2262 (and log a DEBUG error 2896). In either case, please install Microsoft Windows Script from http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp The Windows installer will not add correct IDLE and PyDoc entries when the Pytho...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.3

    Bugs in Python 2.4.3 In the default installation directory (C:Python24), NTFS permission inheritance gives write access to the Python installation for all users of the system. If untrusted users have access to the system, there are two solutions to the problem: either install to the Program Files folder (where only Power Users get write access to the installation), or edit the access control list to remove the write permission. If write control should only be granted to Administrators, the co...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.4

    Bugs in Python 2.4.4 In the default installation directory (C:Python24), NTFS permission inheritance gives write access to the Python installation for all users of the system. If untrusted users have access to the system, there are two solutions to the problem: either install to the Program Files folder (where only Power Users get write access to the installation), or edit the access control list to remove the write permission. If write control should only be granted to Administrators, the co...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.5

    Bugs in Python 2.4.5 In the default installation directory (C:Python24), NTFS permission inheritance gives write access to the Python installation for all users of the system. If untrusted users have access to the system, there are two solutions to the problem: either install to the Program Files folder (where only Power Users get write access to the installation), or edit the access control list to remove the write permission. If write control should only be granted to Administrators, the co...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.5

    Bugs in Python 2.4.5 In the default installation directory (C:Python24), NTFS permission inheritance gives write access to the Python installation for all users of the system. If untrusted users have access to the system, there are two solutions to the problem: either install to the Program Files folder (where only Power Users get write access to the installation), or edit the access control list to remove the write permission. If write control should only be granted to Administrators, the co...

  • PSF Bylaws Version 1

    PSF Bylaws Version 1 This version of the PSF bylaws was used from 2001 - Feb 2014. ARTICLE I Business Offices The corporation shall have such offices either within or outside the State of Delaware and within or outside the United States, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the corporation may require. ARTICLE II Registered Offices and Registered Agents Section 2.1. Delaware. The address of the initial registered office in the State of Delawar...

  • Proposed PSF Bylaws Prior for March 2009 Members' Meeting

    Proposed PSF Bylaws Prior for March 2009 Members' Meeting Attention! This is a copy of the proposed new PSF bylaws, for approval at the 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting. Also see: Text source of the proposed new bylaws Copy of old bylaws (as they existed prior to the proposed changes) & text source Description of differences between old & new bylaws (unified diff & context diff) Current bylaws Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation ARTICLE I Business Offices The corpor...

  • 2022 PSF Annual Report

    2022 PSF Annual Report The Python Software Foundation 2022 Annual Impact Report 2022 was a year of continued changes, challenges, and growth for the PSF. We welcomed Deb Nicholson as our new Executive Director, and we brought on other new team members and new roles. We joyfully gathered back together for the first PyCon US in-person since 2019. We created new membership options growing our pool of active and engaged members, and we gave out $215K in Grants in 2022, a 45% increase over 202...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.4

    Bugs in Python 2.3.4 IDLE now executes code in a separate process. To communicate between the main process and executing processes, IDLE opens a socket to 127.0.0.1 (the local machine). Some firewalls running on Windows machines interfere with this and can cause either silent failures or erroneous popup windows from the firewall. This problem only occurs if you run a firewall on the same machine as IDLE. Build bugs Some platforms require some tinkering to get a clean build of Python. So...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Meeting of Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. The directors attending were: Paul Everitt Greg Stein No directors were absent. On motion and by unanimous vote, Greg Stein was elected temporary Chairperson ...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4

    Bugs in Python 2.4 The Windows installer package required VBScripts. On systems which do not have VBScript available, installer will report an error 2738. On systems which have VBScript available, but in an insufficiently old version, installer will report an error 2262 (and log a DEBUG error 2896). In either case, please install Microsoft Windows Script from http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp The format of the IDLE configuration files has changed between Python 2.3 and 2.4....

  • PSF Bylaws

    PSF Bylaws Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation, Version 2 ARTICLE I Business Offices The corporation shall have such offices either within or outside the State of Delaware and within or outside the United States, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the corporation may require. ARTICLE II Registered Offices and Registered Agents Section 2.1. Delaware. The address of the initial registered office in the State of Delaware and the name of the initia...

  • Copy of PSF Bylaws Prior to March 2009 Members' Meeting

    Copy of PSF Bylaws Prior to March 2009 Members' Meeting Attention! This is a copy of the PSF bylaws as they existed prior to the 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting. Also see: Text source of the old bylaws Proposed new bylaws & text source Description of differences between old & new bylaws (unified diff & context diff) Current bylaws Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation ARTICLE I Business Offices The corporation shall have such offices either within or outside the Stat...

  • PSF Officers & Board Members

    PSF Officers & Board Members Officers & Directors by Year 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Earlier Officers & Directors by Name Officers By Title Officers & Directors by Year See also Duties & Responsibilities of Directors 2025-2026 Officers President/Chair: Jannis Leidel Vice Chair Elect: Cristián Maureira-Fredes Vice Chairs: Christopher Neugebauer and Georgi Ker Executive Director: Deb Nicholson Secretary: Deb Nicholson Assistant Secre...

  • Current and Past PSF Officers & Board Members

    Current and Past PSF Officers & Board Members Officers & Directors by Year 2022-2023 Board of Directors 2022-2023 Officers 2021-2022 Board of Directors 2021-2022 Officers 2020-2021 Board of Directors 2020-2021 Officers 2019-2020 Board of Directors 2019-2020 Officers & Directors by Name Officers By Title Officers & Directors by Year 2022-2023 Officers 2022-2023 Officers 2022-2023 President: Guido van Rossum Chair: Thomas Wouters Vice Chair Elect: Débora Azevedo Vi...

  • Release – Python install manager 25.0

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 8, 2025

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 As well as the files below, the Python install manager can be installed using the Microsoft Store app. For most users, this is the …

  • Release – Python install manager 25.1

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 2, 2025

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 As well as the files below, the Python install manager can be installed using the Microsoft Store app. For most users, this is the …

  • Release – Python install manager 25.2

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 5, 2025

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 As well as the files below, the Python install manager can be installed using the Microsoft Store app. For most users, this is the …

  • Python Success Stories

    ...executable pseudo-code. Python speeds the development cycle. Since Python code is compiled to byte code on the fly by the interpreter, the development cycle is just "edit-and-execute" instead of "edit-compile-execute". In practice, this can save substantial amounts of time. Python facilitates debugging. Python's detailed tracebacks reveal the cause of problems very quickly, usually immediately upon inspection. While there are debuggers available for Python, we were able to ...

  • Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 9

    Version: None

    Released: May 26, 2025

    This is a beta preview of the new Windows Python install manager. The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 As well as the files below, the Python install manager can be installed …

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