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  • 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 ...

  • PSF Community Partner Program

    PSF Community Partner Program PSF Community Partner Program PSF Community Partner Program The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is pleased to invite regional PyCons, Python workshops, Meetups, organizations, and other Python-related initiatives to apply to become Community Partners. This is a non-monetary partnership offered to qualifying applicants to help support their events and initiatives throug...

  • 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...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 12, 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 12, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 12, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 10:00 PDT. 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 a...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 25, 2005)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 25, 2005) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Special Meeting of the Board of Directors March 25, 2005 A special meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held at George Washington University on March 25 at noon. Stephan Deibel presided. Jeremy Hylton recorded the minutes. 1. Attendance A quorum was present. All board members and treasurer Neal Norwitz attended the meeti...

  • Release – Python 3.9.0a3

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    Released: Jan. 24, 2020

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0a3 is the third of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and bug fixes and to test the …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0a4

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    Released: Jan. 10, 2023

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.12. Major new features of the 3.12 series, compared to 3.11 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0a4 is the fourth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test …

  • Release – Python 3.14.0a7

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    Released: April 8, 2025

    Here comes the final alpha! This means we have just four weeks until the first beta to get those last features into 3.14 before the feature freeze on 2025-05-06! This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 …

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  • Other Documentation Tools

    Other Documentation Tools Other Documentation Tools When considering the state of documentation tools for Python, one should consider what is being done for other systems. This should include tools that work with documentation embedded in source code and tools that work with separated documentation. If you can think of additional tools that should be noted, please let me know about them (free or commercial). If you can point to an example of the markup, that would be great; thank...

  • Python Security

    Python Security Reporting security issues with PyPI or a project hosted on PyPI See the security issue information for pypi.org here. Reporting security issues The Python Software Foundation and the Python developer community take security vulnerabilities very seriously. A Python Security Response Team (PSRT) has been formed that does triage on all reported vulnerabilities and works to resolve them. To reach the response team, send email to security at python dot org. Only the response te...

  • Release – Python 2.7.15rc1

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    Released: April 15, 2018

    Python 2.7.15 release candidate one is a preview release for Pthon 2.7.15, the next bug fix release in the Python 2.x series. Note Attention macOS users: as of 2.7.15, all python.org macOS installers ship with a builtin copy of OpenSSL. Additionally, there is a new additional installer …

  • 2013-02-06 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-02-06 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors February 6, 2012 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 18:04 CEST/ 12:04 EDT, on February 6 2012. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-...

  • Release – Python 3.15.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 11, 2026

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.15 Major new features of the 3.15 series, compared to 3.14 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0a6, is the sixth of eight planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

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  • 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...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: July 22, 2025

    It's the first 3.14 release candidate! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc1/ This is the first release candidate of Python 3.14 This release, 3.14.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the …

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  • Download Python for other platforms

    Download Python for other platforms Python has been ported to a number of specialized and/or older platforms, listed below in alphabetical order. Note that these ports often lag well behind the latest Python release. Python for AIX AIX binary packages for Python are available from IBM AIX Toolbox in RPM format. They can be installed using dnf package manager. Visit the Get Started page for more details. Python for HP-UX You can purchase ActivePython (commercial and community versions, in...

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