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  • Python Internationalization-SIG

    ...what changes and additions, if any, are needed to the Unicode API at the C level support professional i18n work, and help get these into the core in time for 1.6. (Q2 2000) Thereafter, begin implementing a full set of codecs supporting most of the world's languages. (Q3-4 2000 and ongoing) Background In mid-1999, Python consortium members made some strong requests for i18n features to be added to Python. Following discussions on the python-dev list, CNRI contracted Marc-Andr...

  • PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code

    ...what's expected of them. To help mentors better communicate expectations to the students, Will Guaraldi started a wiki page at http://wiki.python.org/moin/SummerOfCode/Expectations While there is clearly room for improvement, this should not detract from the fact that it was another very successful Summer of Code for PSF and the Python community as a whole. It's worth noting that there was substantial Python-related work under the administration of other, project-specific organizations. For exa...

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

    ...what is going on. Tim did not recognize the motion as such. The objections are noted. A discussion on clear IRC voting mechanisms is postponed to the mailing list. 6) PSF Member appliations Requests to fill out PSF Member applications were sent out to all PSF members nominated for acceptance at the last PSF Member meeting. Martin and Guido have the impression the response rate is low, though no exact numbers are available. Jeremy will update the Wiki record with applica...

  • Audio/Video Instructional Materials for Python

    ...what’s new in the world of Python programming and become a more effective Pythonista. Python Bytes Python headlines delivered directly to your earbuds. Python People A podcast about getting to know the people who help make the Python community great. Django Chat A podcast on the Django Web Framework by Will Vincent and Carlton Gibson. Pybites Podcast A podcast about Python development, career and mindset skills. Sad Python Girls Club Refreshing insights of the VS Code Python team, with authentic...

  • 2007-03-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...what to do. Status: done. Originally from December 2006, Section 9, Catering the Members' Meeting: D. Goodger will coordinate food for the 2007 PSF Members' Meeting with the conference committee & members. S. Deibel placed a last-minute pizza order. Status: done. Originally from 8 January 2007, Section 5, New Sponsor Member: Canonical: K. Kaiser will issue an invoice for sponsor dues to Canonical. Canonical has been invoiced and has responded. Status: done. 3.2   Ne...

  • Python Software Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 2006-03-13

    ...what got broken over time. D. Goodger suggested a debrief/post-mortem at some point; "I think we can learn a lot from this". D. Ascher wanted to know how we're going to enroll people outside the pydotorgers to help with content, and noted that Fredrik Lundh has a good point worth hearing. M. von Lรถwis agreed, noting that there is a much broader issue, which is whether "wider" involvement that Fredrik wants should be done. B. Cannon noted that this is going to require simpl...

  • 2007-01-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...what to do. Status: carried forward. Section 6, PyCon Budget: A. Kuchling will make a static copy of the budget for the records and prepare a resolution approving the submitted budget. Status: done. Section 8, Call For New Directors?: D. Goodger will list the directors standing for re-election in the agenda of the upcoming Members' Meeting. Status: done. Section 8, Call For New Directors?: D. Goodger will send out a "call for directors". Status: done. Section 9, Catering the Member...

  • Release – Python 2.7.2

    Version: None

    Released: June 11, 2011

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.3, is currently available. Its use is recommended over Python 2.7.2. Python 2.7.2 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 2.7 series is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series before 2.x moves into an extended maintenance period. The …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0b5

    Version: None

    Released: May 30, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b5, is now the final planned beta release preview. Originally, 3.7.0b4 was intended to be the final beta but, due to some unexpected compatibility issues discovered during beta testing of third-party packages, we …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: June 5, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b2, is the second of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 17, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b4, is the final beta release preview of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.4

    Version: None

    Released: June 3, 2025

    This is the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.4 is the latest maintenance release, containing a few important security fixes as well as around 300 …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.11

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 5, 2025

    This is the eleventh maintenance release of Python 3.13 Note: This is Python 3.13.11, a maintenance release for Python 3.13. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Python 3.13.11 is the eleventh maintenance release of 3.13. This …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...what comes next, but I am confident that Python will be there ready for the challenge. Platform independence is another aspect to feel good about -- betting all the chips on one player might be riskier than ever in today's climate. For more information, visit VAHNZ Controls on-line at eBukal.vahnzcontrols.com or contact info at vahnzcontrols.com. About the Author Ivan Lehecka is founder of VAHNZ Controls, a company that strives to bring intelligence to building automation and other fields, whe...

  • Comparing Python to Other Languages

    ...what two C++ programmers can't complete in a year. Python shines as a glue language, used to combine components written in C++. Common Lisp and Scheme These languages are close to Python in their dynamic semantics, but so different in their approach to syntax that a comparison becomes almost a religious argument: is Lisp's lack of syntax an advantage or a disadvantage? It should be noted that Python has introspective capabilities similar to those of Lisp, and Python programs can cons...

  • Python 2.7.1 Release

    ...What's new in 2.7? Change log for this release. Online Documentation Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Help fund Python and its community. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you encounter. We currently support these formats for download: Gzipped source tar ball (2.7.1) (sig) Bzipped source tar ball (2.7.1) (sig) Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.1) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program database (2.7.1) (sig) Windows X86-64 MSI Installer (2.7.1) [1] (sig) Windows X86-64 ...

  • 2006-12-11 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...what they've signed, and maybe they don't have many past contributions to cover. Should I be pushing people to sign the Jython contrib form?" M. von Löwis noted that "contributions going forward are covered" is not entirely true: the actual contribution should include the magic words "Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement". D. Goodger: "we should cover licenses as much as possible; no harm in being covered more than once." D. Goodger also noted that un...

  • 2010-11-15 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...what website, what code, who is writing it, and who is tracking, etc.?" This discussion was deferred to email. 5.4   Marketing Material M.A.Lemburg provides a few comments on how the project is expected to progress: "Since our last meeting at the German DZUG Tagung, a German Zope/Plone/Python conference in Dresden (http://www.zope.de/tagung/Dresden_2010) we have made good progress on getting the needed pricing information for the brochure. We now have a draft budget pl...

  • Release – Python 2.7.6

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 10, 2013

    Note: Python 2.7.6 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8. Python 2.7.6 was released on November 10, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. Most importantly, it resolves an issue that caused the interactive prompt to crash on OS X 10.9. It also includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.5. Download …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.4

    Version: None

    Released: April 6, 2013

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.5, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.4 was released on April 6, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It includes hundreds of bugfixes over 2.7.3. About the 2.7 release series Among the features and …

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