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  • Bugs in Python 2.4

    Bugs in Python 2.4 The Windows installer package required VBScripts. On systems which do not have VBScript available, installer will report an error 2738. On systems which have VBScript available, but in an insufficiently old version, installer will report an error 2262 (and log a DEBUG error 2896). In either case, please install Microsoft Windows Script from http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp The format of the IDLE configuration files has changed between Python 2.3 and 2.4....

  • Python 3.1 Release

    Python 3.1 Release Python 3.1 Python 3.1 has been superseded by 3.1.1. You can download 3.1.1. Python 3.1 final was released on June 27th, 2009. Python 3.1 is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type Various optimizations to the int type New unittest features including test skipping and new assert methods. A much faster io module Tile support for Tkinter A pure Python r...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 7, 2025

    Only one day late, welcome to the first beta! This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b1, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to …

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  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...modules written in other languages, e.g. C, C++, or Java, to mediate access to advanced functionality that is not easily accessible from Python directly (for example, high-speed 3D computer graphics packages). While we don't expect our students to write extension modules, the use of such modules makes it possible to spruce up their learning experience, and gives teachers an opportunity to tailor lessons to the interests of their students by providing them with guarded access to other sof...

  • Release – Python 3.1.1

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    Released: Aug. 17, 2009

    Python 3.1.1 has been superseded by 3.1.2. You can download 3.1.2. Python 3.1.1 was released on August 17th, 2009. Python 3.1 is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. Improvements in this release include: An …

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  • Release – Python 2.3.0

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    Released: July 29, 2003

    This is a patch release which supersedes earlier releases of 2.3. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is included in Python 2.4.4 and Python 2.5 …

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  • Release – Python 2.6.0

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    Released: Oct. 2, 2008

    Python 2.6 (final) was released on October 1st, 2008. There are a huge number of new features, modules, improvements and bug fixes. For information on what's changed, see: Andrew Kuchling's guide to What's New in Python 2.6. NEWS file contains a listing of everything …

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  • Release – Python 2.0.1

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    Released: June 22, 2001

    We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.6

    Version: None

    Released: May 26, 2011

    This is a source-only release that only includes security fixes. The last full bug-fix release of Python 2.5 was Python 2.5.4. User are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of Python 2.7 (which is 2.7.2 at this point). This release is the final release of Python 2.5; …

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  • Release – Python 3.1.2

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    Released: March 20, 2010

    Note: It is recommended that you use the latest bug fix release of the 3.1 series, 3.1.4. Python 3.1.2 was released on March 21st, 2010. The Python 3.1 version series is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.9rc1

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    Released: June 18, 2019

    Python 3.6.9rc1 is a release candidate preview of the latest security fix release of Python 3.6. Note Python 3.7 is now released and is the latest feature release of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.7.x here. Python 3.6.8 was the final bugfix release for …

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  • Release – Python 3.10.0a7

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    Released: April 5, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a7 is the last of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …

  • Release – Python 3.10.0rc2

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    Released: Sept. 7, 2021

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.10 This release, 3.10.0rc2, is the last preview before the final release of Python 3.10.0 on 2021-10-04. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between release candidates and the final release. …

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  • Release – Python 3.10.0

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    Released: Oct. 4, 2021

    This is the stable release of Python 3.10.0 Python 3.10.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Among the new major new features and changes …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...modules: (1) the RSS fetcher, and (2) the web application. The RSS fetcher is responsible for retrieving RSS feeds from selected sites at specified time intervals. It is written in Python and uses Mark Pilgrim's Universal Feed Parser to parse RSS feeds, and MySQLdb to store each parsed RSS document into a MySQL database. The fetcher is multi-threaded and is scheduled by cron to run every 2 hours. The web application is responsible for interacting with the user and presenting them with the pre...

  • Python 2.0.1 Release

    Python 2.0.1 Release Python 2.0.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See the download page for more recent releases. We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've fixed the license: Python 2.0.1 is GPL-compatible. We took ...

  • Python 2.5.5

    ...modules, and with thread-local variables. See the detailed release notes for more details. See also the license. Download the release Source code gzip-compressed source code: Python-2.5.5.tgz bzip2-compressed source code: Python-2.5.5.tar.bz2, the source archive. The bzip2-compressed version is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.5.5.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.5.5.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change t...

  • Python 2.5.6

    ...modules. See the detailed release notes for more details. See also the license. Download the release Source code gzip-compressed source code: Python-2.5.6.tgz bzip2-compressed source code: Python-2.5.6.tar.bz2, the source archive. The bzip2-compressed version is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack the archive with tar -zxvf Python-2.5.6.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.5.6.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.5.6 directory and ...

  • Python 2.6 Release

    ...modules, improvements and bug fixes. For information on what's changed, see: Andrew Kuchling's guide to What's New in Python 2.6. NEWS file contains a listing of everything that's new in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. PEP 361. Please report bugs at http://bugs.python.org See also the license. Python 2.6 Released: 01-Oct-2008 Download This is a production release; we currently support these formats: Gzipped source tar ball (2.6) (sig) Bzipped source tar ball (2....

  • Python 2.6.5 Release

    ...modules, libraries, and documentation. Python 2.6.5 final was released on March 19, 2010. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Python license. PEP 361 set out the development schedule for 2.6. Help fund Python and its community by donating to the Python Software Foundation. Download This is a...

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