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  • 2006-10-15 Grants Committee Status Report

    2006-10-15 Grants Committee Status Report The grants committee was originally founded to use some of the PSF's "spare" money to advance Python projects. It wasn't initially clear what kind of projects where to be funded, hence the original call for projects was fairly wide. In the call, we indicated that we would give away $40,000 (which was a significant fraction of the PSF's assets at that time); in response, we got over 60 project proposals. Many of them were designed so that they...

  • Support Python in 2022!

    Support Python in 2022! It's our annual year-end PSF fundraiser and membership drive. There are two ways to join in: Donate to the PSF! Every dollar makes a difference. (Does every dollar also make a kitten somewhere purr? We make no promises, but maybe you should try, just in case?) DONATE TODAY Become a Supporting member! When you sign up as a Supporting Member of the PSF, you become a part of the PSF and help us sustain what we do with your annual support. You can sign up...

  • Release – Python 2.7.16

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    Released: March 4, 2019

    Python 2.7.16 is a bugfix release in the Python 2.7 series. Note Attention macOS users: As of 2.7.16, all current python.org macOS installers ship with builtin copies of OpenSSL and Tcl/Tk 8.6. See the installer README for more information.

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  • Python 2.4.1 - Release Notes

    Python 2.4.1 - Release Notes (editors: check NEWS.help for information about editing NEWS using ReST.) What's New in Python 2.4.1 final? Release date: 30-MAR-2005 Core and builtins Move exception finalisation later in the shutdown process - this fixes the crash seen in bug #1165761 Tests SF patch 1167316: doctest.py fails self-test if run directly. Build SF patch 1171767: Darwin 8's headers are anal about POSIX compliance, and linking has changed (prebinding is now deprecated, and l...

  • 2013-04-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-04-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors April 26, 2013 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 CEST/ 12:00 EDT, on April 26 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 14, 2025

    Here comes the penultimate alpha. This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a6, is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to …

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  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 13, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 13, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 13, 2002. A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:05 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following Board members were present: Tim...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 12, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 12, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 12, 2002. A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 10:09 pm PST. 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...

  • Release – Python 2.7.16rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 17, 2019

    Python 2.7.16 release candidate 1 is a prelease for a bugfix release in the Python 2.7 series. Note Attention macOS users: As of 2.7.16, all current python.org macOS installers ship with builtin copies of OpenSSL and Tcl/Tk 8.6. See the installer README for more information.

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 17, 2025

    It's 3.14 beta 3! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b3/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b3, is the third of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and …

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  • 2013-07-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-07-26 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors July 26, 2013 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 CEST/ 12:00 EDT, on July 26 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚op...

  • Release – Python 3.11.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 3, 2022

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.11 Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 21, 2023

    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, 3.13.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 10, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors September 10, 2002. A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:10 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following Board members were present: Ti...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 9, 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 9, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 9, 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 ...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction The Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System (BATS) seeks to provide access to maps for the blind and visually impaired. Our goal is to devise ways to present traditionally visual information to the user's other senses. The need for this project became clear when Jason Morris came to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study Classics. Morris works at the Ancient World Mapping Center (AWMC), a foundation to advance the field of ancient studies with ...

  • Absentee Ballot - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting

    Absentee Ballot - 2009-03-27 PSF Members' Meeting This form was finalized on March 17, 2009. We recommend that you designate a proxy to vote on your behalf at the meeting PSF members who have indicated their willingness to act as proxy are listed in the meeting agenda. The text source of this form can be found here (suitable for emailing). As a member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), I hereby cast this absentee ballot for elections and resolutions under consideration at the PSF ...

  • Python Mobile SIG

    Python Mobile SIG Charter The Mobile-SIG exists to improve the usability of Python on mobile devices, as mobile platforms have their own unique requirements and constraints. There are two goals: To collaborate on porting CPython to mobile platforms and ensure that other Python implementations (i.e. Jython, IronPython) present much the same environment as CPython when running on mobile devices. To collaborate on the design of modules for mobile-centric features such as cameras, GPS, accelerom...

  • SIG for development of Python/C++ integration

    SIG for development of Python/C++ integration SIG for development of Python/C++ integration The Python C++ SIG is a forum for discussions about the integration of Python and C++, with an emphasis on the development of the Boost.Python library. At the point of this writing (Jan 2002), Boost.Python is undergoing a major rewrite to add powerful new features and to take full advantage of the new type system introduced in Python 2.2. Suggestions regarding the direction of the develop...

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

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (January 14, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors January 14, 2003. A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 13:08 EST. 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...

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