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  • Release – Python 3.1.2

    Version: None

    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 3.10.0rc2

    Version: None

    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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  • Python 2.6.1 Release

    Python 2.6.1 Release Python 2.6.1 Python 2.6.1 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.1 was released on December 4th, 2008. This is the first bugfix release of Python 2.6. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release of 2.6 final have been fixed. See the detailed release notes for more details. Andrew Kuchling's guide to What's New in Python 2.6. ...

  • Python 3.1.1 Release

    Python 3.1.1 Release Python 3.1.1 Python 3.1.1 has been superseded by 3.1.2.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 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 Pyth...

  • Python 3.1.2 Release

    Python 3.1.2 Release Python 3.1.2 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 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 mo...

  • Download Python Sources

    Download Python Sources For most Unix systems, you must download and compile the source code (see the latest releases). The same source code archive can also be used to build the Windows and Mac versions, and is the starting point for ports to all other platforms. You can browse the sources online through the repository viewer. If you want to help with the Python Project, see the Python Developer's Guide.

  • Structured Text Formatting Rules

    Structured Text Formatting Rules Structured Text Formatting Rules For the gendoc processor we (Daniel and Robin) have decided on the following format rules for Python doc strings so that they may be marked up in a reasonable manner. People developing other automated tools may think about adopting this standard as well. Feel free to discuss this in the doc-sig list. By and large we have decided to use the Structured Text approach offered by ...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 25, 2022

    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, 3.12.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Parade of the PEPs

    Parade of the PEPs Parade of the PEPs To start off Developer's Day at the Python10 conference I gave a keynote ending in what I dubbed "the parade of the PEPs". It was a brief overview of all open PEPs, where I gave my highly personal and subjective opinion for each PEP. Later, I realized that this might have been of interest to other developers. I didn't take notes at the conference, so below is a different set of comments that I created from scratch during a single two-hour sitt...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 9-Feb-2004

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 9-Feb-2004 February 9, 2004 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PyCon 2004 - Second Annual Python Developers Conference Keynote Speech by Mitchell Kapor, founder of Lotus FREDERICKSBURG, Va., February 9, 2004 -- PyCon 2004, the second annual Python developers conference, will be held at George Washington University's Cafritz Conference Center in Washington DC on March 24-26, 2004. Mitchell Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Co...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 8, 2025

    It's the final 3.14 beta! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b4/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b4, is the last of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new …

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  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (February 10, 2004)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (February 10, 2004) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Draft February 10, 2004 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 18:00 GMT. Martin von Löwis presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Guido van Rossum, Martin von Löw...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (October 12, 2004)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (October 12, 2004) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors October 12, 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: Jeremy Hylton, Guido van Rossum, Stephan D...

  • Release – Python 2.6.9

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    Released: Oct. 29, 2013

    With the 2.6.9 release, and five years after its first release, the Python 2.6 series is now officially retired. All official maintenance for Python 2.6, including security patches, has ended. For ongoing maintenance releases, please see the Python 2.7 series. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, …

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  • Release – Python 3.10.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 1, 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, 3.10.0a6 is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …

  • Python 2.4.1 - Linux RPMs

    Python 2.4.1 - Linux RPMs Linux RPMs for Python 2.4.1c2 Except where noted, these RPMs are made available by Sean Reifschneider (jafo-rpms@tummy.com). Having Problems? If you are having problems, please see the RPM Frequently Asked Questions section at the end of this document for possible solutions. RPMs For Other Platforms For platforms in which binaries aren't available here, you can easily build binary RPMs directly from the Python SRPM. Simply download one of the .src.rpm files ...

  • PSF Sponsorship Prospectus

    PSF Sponsorship Prospectus sponsorship sponsor prospectus PSF Sponsorship Program Your contributions matter and they make an IMPACT. Below are some of the ways the PSF uses its funding to support the Python community: Python Community Infrastructure The PSF supports the Python Package Index (PyPI), mail.python.org, wiki.python.org, and us.pycon.org. In addition to the costs of the community web services we provide, we need staff to expand our services programs and keep them running 24/...

  • Release – Python 2.2.0

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 21, 2001

    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. If you need to remain with Python 2.2, there's a patch available …

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  • Applications for Python

    Applications for Python Python is used in many application domains. Here's a sampling. The Python Package Index lists thousands of third party modules for Python. Web and Internet Development Python offers many choices for web development: Frameworks such as Django and Pyramid. Micro-frameworks such as Flask and Bottle. Advanced content management systems such as Plone and django CMS. Python's standard library supports many Internet protocols: HTML and XML JSON E-mail processing. Suppor...

  • Python 2.2

    Python 2.2 Python 2.2 Note: See Python 2.2.3 for a patch release which supersedes 2.2. 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. If you need to remain with Python 2.2, there's a patch available from the security advisory page. We are extremely pleased to announce the relea...

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