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Released: June 3, 2011
Python 2.6 is now in security-fix-only mode; no new features are being added, and no new bug fix releases are planned. We intend to provide source-only security fixes for the Python 2.6 series until October 2013 (five years after the 2.6 final release). For ongoing maintenance releases, please see …
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Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (June 10, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors June 10, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 17:00 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 at the...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (May 14, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors May 14, 2002. Present: David Ascher Marc-Andre Lemburg Martin v. Löwis Jeremy Hylton Tim Peters Guido van Rossum Thomas Wouters was absent; the Board had quorum. The meeting starts at 17:00 UTC. Agenda: 1. Minutes from two previous IRC board meetings still need to be approved. 2. Reports. 3. How are we doing on new ...
Released: April 14, 2009
Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python …
Released: Sept. 23, 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 …
Released: July 3, 2020
This is a beta preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0b4, is the fourth of five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …
Released: July 20, 2020
This is a beta preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0b5, is the last of five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …
Released: May 31, 2021
This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b2 is the second of four planned beta release previews. 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 …
Released: July 10, 2021
This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b4 is the fourth and last of the beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects …
Released: July 26, 2022
This is a beta preview of Python 3.11 Python 3.11 is still in development. 3.11.0b5 is the last of the five planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects …
Released: Sept. 12, 2022
This is the second release candidate of Python 3.11 This release, 3.11.0rc2, is the last preview before the final release of Python 3.11.0 on 2022-10-24. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the …
Python 2.3.1 Python 2.3.1 Note: See Python 2.3.5 for a patch release 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. If you need to remain with Python 2.3, there's a patch available from the security advisory page. Important: 2....
Python 2.6.2 Release Python 2.6.2 Python 2.6.2 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. 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 Py...
2021 PSF Annual Report The Python Software Foundation 2021 Annual Report 2021 was a year of continued changes, challenges, and growth for the PSF. We said goodbye to our first Executive Director and welcomed four new team members in new roles. We celebrated our 20th anniversary and built on the successes of our first two decades to launch new areas of work that advance our mission and help us to even better serve our Python community. We’d love for you to take a look at the 2021 Annua...
2024 PSF Annual Impact Report The Python Software Foundation 2024 Annual Impact Report In 2024, the Python community and language continued to grow! The PSF celebrated a year of remarkable growth, with Python becoming the most popular language on GitHub and worldwide community engagement at an all-time high. We expanded our impact by welcoming our inaugural PyPI Support Specialist, Maria Ashna, the revival of the User Success and Education and Outreach Workgroups, and continued investme...
Released: Feb. 3, 2019
This is an early developer preview of Python 3.8 Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 Python 3.8 is still in development. This releasee, 3.8.0a1 is the first of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …
Released: May 6, 2019
This is an early developer preview of Python 3.8 Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0a4 is the last of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …
Released: May 1, 2018
Python 2.7.15 is a bugfix release in the Python 2.7 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 variant for macOS 10.9+ that includes a built-in version of Tcl/Tk …
Released: Feb. 2, 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, 3.10.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …
Released: April 4, 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, 3.12.0a7 is the seventh and final alpha release of 3.12. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to …
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