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  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python a mainstay since 1994 Enter Python. "We'd been using Python since 1994," says Friedrich, "when I literally stumbled across Python as I was searching the pre-Web Gopher FTP space for some help with a C++ project we were doing." Being an inveterate systems engineer, Friedrich "just had to investigate it." He was stunned by what he discovered. "Twenty minutes after my first encounter with Python, I had downloaded it, compiled it, and installed it on my SPAR...

  • Catalog Requirements

    ...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. These seem to be difficult problems that require a database of Python packages installed on a system...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 10, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 10, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 10, 2002. A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 13:02 PM PCT. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were pr...

  • 2013-07-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python. The first goal is to create a Python brochure which show-cases Python's application spaces, how it helps users to achieve their tasks and what its benefits are in a professional and educational setting. Please see this wiki page for more information on the effort: https://wiki.python.org/psf/PSF%20Python%20Brochure Progress Nothing much new to report. We're still in the process of selling ad spaces to get the finances all setup for going to print. Meanwhile, I'm collection new leads ...

  • 2007-12-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org front page (news) and on the PSF & PyCon blogs. Status: done. Section 7, PSF Article for The Python Papers: S. Deibel will post his PSF article on python.org, but well after it is published in The Python Papers. The article is not published yet, so it's too early to post on python.org. Status: carried forward. Section 8, PyCon 2008: D. Goodger will put out a call for new member nominations, board candidates, and meeting topics & resolutions for the PSF members' meeting to be...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 15, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a4, is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • 2011-09-19 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python" name and unaltered logo were nominative use. Mid September: Several "Python in Debian" project members submitted derived logos that modified the Python logo to combine it with the Debian logo in a dilutive way. We let them know that this derivation would not be permitted and they agreed to an alternate logo design that was not derived from our trademark. Mid September: A complex issue came up with the book Maya Python for Games and Film: A Complete Reference for Maya Pytho...

  • 2006-11-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org/moin/PythonAdvocacyCoordinator) and a blog (http://python-advocacy.blogspot.com/). 9   Adjournment S. Deibel adjourned the meeting at 18:57 UTC.

  • [PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] FAQ

    ...Python at: http://starship.python.net/~da/Python/Numeric/ There's a paper soon to be published in Computers and Physics writtenby Dubois, Hinsen and Hugunin at: ftp://ftp-icf.llnl.gov/pub/basis/numerical_python.ps There's my talk from the 3rd python workshop at: http://www.python.org/workshops/1995-12/papers/hugunin.html 4) What modules are available that use Numerical python? (Note: I know that this needs pointers, I just don't have the time toput them together today) Tom...

  • Contributing to the PSF

    ...Python Software Foundation c/o Secretary 9450 SW Gemini Dr. ECM# 90772 Beaverton, OR 97008 USA or send it by fax to +1 858 712 8966 or scan or take a photo of the signed form and email it to contributors@python.org. As the form is designed for future contributions, we ask past contributors to state that their past contributions are also covered under the form; we have one such form for past contributions to Python and one form for Jython. The Title field needs to be fil...

  • 2007-01-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...python.org/psf/trademarks to version 1.3, as posted to the Board's mailing list. Approved 8-0-0. 8   Planning for the Members' Meeting D. Goodger reminded T. Peters, S. Holden, and M. von Löwis to add summaries to http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2007. D. Goodger suggested that there should be a deadline for nominations so the absentee ballots and proxy forms could be finalized. There has been plenty of notice for nominations; this would just ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (May 11, 2004)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (May 11, 2004) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors May 11, 2004 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 17:00 GMT. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Tim Peters, Guido van Rossum, Martin v. Löwis, Ste...

  • 2008-01-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python Papers: S. Deibel will post his PSF article on python.org, but well after it is published in The Python Papers. The article had been published, but it's too early to post it on python.org. Status: carried forward. Originally from November 2007, Section 8, PyCon 2008: D. Goodger will put out a call for new member nominations, board candidates, and meeting topics & resolutions for the PSF members' meeting to be held at PyCon. On-list discussions will be encouraged so we can keep the m...

  • Python Software Foundation: Missing 1023 form

    Python Software Foundation: Missing 1023 form The text of the letter from the IRS is below. You can also view a scanned image of the letter (118KB PNG; 1.1MB TIFF). Internal Revenue Service Date: May 6, 2004 Python Software Foundation c/o Zone Corporation 513 Prince Edward ST Fredericksberg, VA 22401-5742 Department of the Treasury P. 0. Box 2508 Cincinnati. OH 45201 Person to Contact: Ms. Dalton 31-07967 Customer Service Representative Toll Free Tel...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (October 14, 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (October 14, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors October 14, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 18:00 GMT. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present ...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: March 12, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a5, is the fifth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • What's new in Python 2.3

    ...Python 2.3 What's new in Python 2.3 Here are the (subjective) highlights of what's new in Python 2.3. Faster According to a couple of simple benchmark, Python 2.3 is about 20-30% faster than Python 2.2.3. Some of this speed-up was obtained by removing the SET_LINENO opcodes, which means that the difference is less impressive when comparing "python -O"; the rest was various careful tune-ups. New Tools A brand new version of IDLE (from the IDLEfork project at SourceForge) is now ...

  • 2007-10-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python to highlight it on their business card -- as far as the perception among companiest that there are or aren't enough Python programmers out there. Holden: Personally I think we should instead have an approved "I use Python" motif, which incorporates the logo in an approved design. Cannon: I basically don't want the guy to look like he represents the PSF or himself as a developer of Python instead of a developer in Python. I am fine with it, but I don't mind giving his pr...

  • 2008-03-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors March 14, 2008 A special meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held at PyCon 2008 in Rosemont/Chicago at 18:30 CDT (23:30 UTC), 14 March 2008. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Election of Officers 3   Motion to Dissolve the Conference Committee 4   Discussion 5  &n...

  • Donation Drive

    ...python.org website and the Python Package Index (PyPI) that hosts thousands of third-party modules for Python. The PSF was just awarded $170,000 grant from Mozilla Open Source Program to improve the sustainability of PyPI. The Community Service Awards for 2017 were given to 6 individuals who have contributed to the scientific Python community, iPython, JuPyter, pandas, twisted, and Python 3, in addition to those who organized and chaired Python events. The 2017 Distinguished Service Awar...

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