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• Linux RPMs for Python 2.4.2

  ...packages, you will explicitly have to run "python2.4". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red Hat provide a "/usr/bin/python2.4" (or similar, with major/minor number), even if they also provide "/usr/bin/python". So, yes, it should be safe. <p /> Note that you may need to build and install a second copy of any packages which you need access to with the supplemental version of Python. You can build packages of these files for the Python 2.4...

• Linux RPMs for Python 2.4.2

  ...packages, you will explicitly have to run "python2.4". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red Hat provide a "/usr/bin/python2.4" (or similar, with major/minor number), even if they also provide "/usr/bin/python". So, yes, it should be safe. <p /> Note that you may need to build and install a second copy of any packages which you need access to with the supplemental version of Python. You can build packages of these files for the Python 2.4...

• Python for Windows

  ...Packages for Windows. ActiveState ActivePython (commercial and community versions, including scientific computing modules). ActivePython also includes Mark Hammond's pywin32 by default as well as other improvements. Enthought Python Distribution The Enthought Python Distribution provides scientists with a comprehensive set of tools to perform rigorous data analysis and visualization. Anaconda is a free collection of powerful packages for Python that enables large-scale data management, analysis...

• Summary of "Extension Building" Session

  Summary of "Extension Building" Session "Extension Building Considered Painful": Session Summary by Greg Ward The "Extension Building Considered Painful" session at IPC7 was very productive, and there was a good consensus in the room as to what's needed, what will work for various classes of users, and what ideas to steal from other related systems (the closest being Red Hat's RPM and Perl's MakeMaker). Decisions made Everyone seemed to agree with my p...

• What's new in Python 1.5 and beyond

  ...Packages can now contain shared library modules. New module 'fileinput' to iterate over the lines of a list of files. New module 'locale' for localized number formatting and string case sensitivity. New module 'xmllib' to parse XML files. Some more support for Tk extensions (PIL, TIX, BLT, TOGL). Fixed address list parsing in module 'rfc822'. More deployment (and only one fix) for the 're' module. New Python mode for Emacs. OS/2 support. From 1.5b1 to 1.5b2 Thanks to all who contributed doc ...

• Download Python for other platforms

  ...packages for IBM i, visit http://ibm.biz/ibmi-rpms. These RPM packages require a version of IBM i in active (not extended) support. Python for iOS and iPadOS Briefcase (from the BeeWare project) and Buildozer (from the Kivy project) are two tools that can be used to deploy Python code as an iOS app. Python-Apple-support is a project that provides pre-compiled Python frameworks that can be embedded into an Xcode project. PythonKit can be used to provide Swift integration with Python. Pythonis...

• 2021 end-of-the-year fundraiser!

  2021 end-of-the-year fundraiser! There are two ways to donate: JetBrains is supporting the PSF by providing a 30% discount on PyCharm and all proceeds will go to the PSF! You can take advantage of this discount by using promo code SUPPORTPYTHON21, You can donate directly to the PSF! Donate Today! Contributing to the PSF financially helps sustain programs that support the larger Python community. This year the PSF launched two critical initiatives thanks to Google's sponsorship and B...

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 9

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  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 …

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 10

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  Released: June 9, 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 …

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 11

  Version: None

  Released: June 30, 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 …

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 12

  Version: None

  Released: July 22, 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 …

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 13

  Version: None

  Released: Aug. 14, 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 …

• Release – Python install manager 25.0 beta 14

  Version: None

  Released: Aug. 27, 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 …

• Linux RPMs for Python 2.3.4

  ...packages, you will explicitly have to run "python2.3". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red Hat provide a "/usr/bin/python2.3" (or similar, with major/minor number), even if they also provide "/usr/bin/python". So, yes, it should be safe. <p /> Note that you may need to build and install a second copy of any packages which you need access to with the supplemental version of Python. You can build packages of these files for the Python 2.3...

• Highlights: Python 2.5

  ...packages In keeping with the theme of adding tried and true packages to the standard library, in 2.5 we've added ctypes, ElementTree, hashlib, sqlite3 and wsgiref to the standard library that ships with Python. Google's summer of code resulted in a new cProfile profiling module. This is a much more efficient version of the venerable profile.py module that's shipped with Python for many many years. GSoC also gave us a rewritten mailbox module that can both read and write mailboxes in a variety of...

• Using Windows Installer

  ...packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated programmatically. Additional parameters can be passed at the end of this command line, like msiexec /i python-2.4.msi TARGETDIR=r:\pyth...

• Using Windows Installer

  ...packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated programmatically. Additional parameters can be passed at the end of this command line, like msiexec /i python-2.5.msi TARGETDIR=r:\pyth...

• Python Success Stories

  ...packages is labor-intensive and requires several steps to accomplish: picking up an estimated number of discs from a large stack, verifying the correctness of the number of discs using a disc counter, adding or removing discs to meet the required number, and sending the disks to a packaging machine To make the packaging process cost effective, an automatic CD/DVD disc partitioner is used to carry out the above steps. Acqutek Corporation was contracted by Micro Image Precision Co. Ltd to deve...

• Alternative Python Implementations

  ...packages user code with CPython into a static binary for improved performance and IP protection) pyodide (a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly) winpython (WinPython is a portable scientific Python distribution for Windows) pythonxy (Scientific-oriented Python Distribution based on Qt and Spyder) Conceptive Python SDK (targets business, desktop and database applications) PyIMSL Studio (a commercial distribution for numerical analysis – free for non-commercial use...

• Linux RPMs for Python 2.3.2

  ...packages, you will explicitly have to run "python2.3". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red Hat provide a "/usr/bin/python2.3" (or similar, with major/minor number), even if they also provide "/usr/bin/python". So, yes, it should be safe. <p /> Note that you may need to build and install a second copy of any packages which you need access to with the supplemental version of Python. You can build packages of these files for the Python 2.3...

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