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  • Release – Python 2.7.7rc1

    Version: None

    Released: May 17, 2014

    Note: Python 2.7.7 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8 Python 2.7.7 was released on May 31, 2014. This is a regularly scheduled 2.7 series bugfix and includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.6. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you encounter. We …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.7

    Version: None

    Released: June 1, 2014

    Note: Python 2.7.7 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8 Python 2.7.7 was released on May 31, 2014. This is a regularly scheduled 2.7 series bugfix and includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.6. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you encounter. We …

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  • Quotes about Python

    ...any need to expose code and algorithms in a simple and safe way to others, you can argue that providing a scripting language is not worth the effort. However, if you do have that need, as we did, scripting is a no brainer, and it makes complete sense to use a powerful, documented, cross-platform standard such as Python." -- Mustafa Thamer of Firaxis Games, talking about Civilization IV. Quoted on page 18 of the August 2005 Game Developer Magazine. "Python, like many good technologie...

  • Glue It All Together With Python

    ...any cases, a prototype of an application can be written in Python without writing any C/C++/Java code. Often, the prototype is sufficiently functional and performs well enough to be delivered as the final product, saving considerable development time. Other times, the prototype can be translated in part or in whole to C++ or Java -- Python's object-oriented nature makes the translation a straightforward process. The best approach is often to write only the performance-critical parts...

  • Python 2.7.5 Release

    ...any bugs you encounter. We currently support these formats for download: XZ compressed source tar ball (2.7.5) (sig) Gzipped source tar ball (2.7.5) (sig) Bzipped source tar ball (2.7.5) (sig) Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.5) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program database (2.7.5) (sig) Windows X86-64 MSI Installer (2.7.5) [1] (sig) Windows X86-64 program database (2.7.5) [1] (sig) Windows help file (sig) Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit x86-64/i386 Installer (2.7.5) for Mac OS X 10.6 and later [2] (sig). [You ...

  • Python 2.7.7 Release

    ...any bugs you encounter. We currently support these formats for download: Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.7) Windows x86 MSI program database (2.7.7) Windows X86-64 MSI Installer (2.7.7) [1] Windows X86-64 MSI program database (2.7.7) [1] Windows help file Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit x86-64/i386 Installer (2.7.7) for Mac OS X 10.6 and later [2] (sig). [You may need an updated Tcl/Tk install to run IDLE or use Tkinter, see note 2 for instructions.] Mac OS X 32-bit i386/PPC Installer (2.7.7) for Mac OS...

  • 2009-09-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...any receipts above the $300,000 total. Approved by unanimous email vote, August 31, 2009. 4   Status of Past Action Items (Pending action items appear like this.) Action items are tracked in the private PSF wiki and their status is recorded in the regular minutes. The numbers in square brackets (like "[0]") refer to the action item ID on the wiki. 4.1   Carried Forward The following are action items carried forward from the 13 July 2009 meeting, as hi...

  • 2009-11-09 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...anyone's looking for a job..." B. Cannon: "This is in lieu of PSF sponsorship funds for core developers since they won't cover sprinting or the language summit." M. von Löwis: "I'm opposed to sponsoring PyCon participation. Sponsoring sprint participation might be reasonable." J. Rush: "We'll also need a selection criteria in any proposal, e.g. who precisely is a core developer." Board discussion deferred to email. 14   Adjournment S. Hold...

  • 2007-05-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...any, so they are still required to have (and keep) articles, bylaws, board minutes, etc. D. Goodger will put the forms and ballots in an envelope, seal it, and file it. Status: done. Originally from March 2007, Section 12, Awards: D. Goodger will follow up with Nathan Torkington of O'Reilly regarding the Frank Willison Award. See Frank Willison Award below. Status: done. Originally from March 2007, Section 12, Awards: S. Holden will prepare a proposal for a PSF awards program. Status: carried...

  • 2008-04-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...any constructive action for EuroPython. He received a reply from Laura Creighton, summary: "there will be a sprint anyway, I think things are getting better, and I don't see what else the PSF could do". Status: done. Section 4, Discussion: D. Goodger will inform the new members of their election, and invite them to join the psf-members list. Status: done. 4   PSF Logo D. Goodger reported that we have a candidate logo from Marc-André Lemburg, plus his own variation...

  • Release – Python 2.7.3

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    Released: April 9, 2012

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.4, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.3 was released on April 9, 2012. 2.7.3 includes fixes for several reported security issues in 2.7.2: issue 13703 (oCERT-2011-003, hash collision denial of service), issue 14234 (CVE-2012-0876, …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.0

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    Released: Nov. 30, 2004

    We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4, final on November 30, 2004. This is a final, stable release, and we can recommend that Python users upgrade to this version. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.4

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    Released: April 6, 2013

    Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.4 was released on April 7th, 2013. This is the final 3.2 series bugfix release. New features of the 3.2 series, compared to 3.1 Python 3.2 is a continuation of …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.8

    Version: None

    Released: July 2, 2014

    Python 2.7.8 was released on July 1, 2014. This release includes regression and security fixes over 2.7.7 including: The openssl version bundled in the Windows installer has been updated. A regression in the mimetypes module on Windows has been fixed. A possible overflow in the buffer …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.6

    Version: None

    Released: June 10, 2026

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 179 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.5. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major new features and …

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  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction Development InfoStructure (devIS) is a small consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia that is well known for its work in the eGovernment sector. This includes development of small, medium, and large-scale systems. devIS EZ Reusable Objects (EZRO) is a content management system which can be used for many different kinds of websites, including traditional information presentation sites such as http://www.devis.com/, portals like http://www.milspouse.org/, train...

  • Python 2.4

    ...any other packages (such as Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows for automated installation and many other shiny new features. There is also a separate installer python-2.4.ia64.msi for Win64-Itanium users. Windows users ma...

  • Highlights: Python 2.4

    ...any new features added, and many new hooks for customizing behavior. Non-blocking SSL sockets work again. time.strptime() can now infer the date using %U or %W (week of the year) when the day of the week and year are also specified. The optparse module was updated to Optik 1.5a1. The new module cookielib supports client-side HTTP cookies. urllib2 gained a new class HTTPCookieProcessor that uses this new module. The CJKCodecs collection of East Asian codecs, maintained by Hye-Shik Chang, was int...

  • Python 2.7.3 Release

    ...any of the features that were first released in Python 3.1. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skipping, new assert methods, and test discovery A much faster io module Automatic numbering of fields in the str.format() method Float repr improvements backported from 3.x Tile support for Tkinter A backport of the memoryview object from 3.x Set literals Set and dictionary comprehensions Dictionary views New syntax for nested with st...

  • Absentee Ballot - 2008-03-14 PSF Members' Meeting

    ...any proxy previously given for this meeting. Name (print): ____________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________________________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________________________________ Filing Notes Deadline for Receipt: March 10, 2008. This form must be filed with the Secretary of the PSF in advance of the meeting. The form may be sent by GPG/PGP-signed email to: psf at python.org or faxe...

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