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  • What's New In Python 3.0

    ....1. If you need to access the UTF-8 representation of a Unicode object as bytes string, please use PyUnicode_AsUTF8String() instead. Issue #3460: PyUnicode_Join() implementation is 10% to 80% faster thanks to Python 3.0's stricter semantics which allow to avoid successive reallocations of the result string (this also affects str.join()). Library Issue #1276: Added temporary aliases for CJK Mac encodings to resolve a build problem on MacOS with CJK locales. It adds four temporary mappings ...

  • Release – Python 3.4.1rc1

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    Released: May 5, 2014

    Python 3.4.1rc1 Python 3.4 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.4.10, the final release of the 3.4 series, is available here. Python 3.4.1 was released on May 18th, 2014. Python 3.4.1 has over three hundred bugfixes and other improvements over 3.4.0. One notable change: the version …

  • Release – Python 3.13.0b1

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    Released: May 8, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b1, is the first 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0

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    Released: Oct. 7, 2024

    This is the stable release of Python 3.13.0 Python 3.13.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. (Compared to the last release candidate, 3.13.0rc3, 3.13.0 contains two small bug fixes and some documentation and …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.2

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    Released: Feb. 4, 2025

    This is the second 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. 3.13.2 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 250 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0a5

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    Released: Feb. 11, 2025

    Here comes the antepenultimate alpha. This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a5, is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.3

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    Released: April 8, 2025

    This is the third 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. 3.13.3 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 320 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.6

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    Released: Aug. 6, 2025

    This is the sixth 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. 3.13.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.8

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    Released: Oct. 7, 2025

    This is the eighth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest previous major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.8 is the eighth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.10

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    Released: Dec. 2, 2025

    This is the tenth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13.10 is the tenth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 300 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.9. Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Some of the new major new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.12

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    Released: Feb. 3, 2026

    This is the twelfth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Note: This is Python 3.13.12, 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 3.13.12 is the twelfth maintenance release of …

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  • Bugs in Python 2.3.3

    Bugs in Python 2.3.3 <h3>Bugs in Python 2.3.3</h3> <ul> <li>IDLE now executes code in a separate process. To communicate between the main process and executing processes, IDLE opens a socket to 127.0.0.1 (the local machine). Some firewalls running on Windows machines interfere with this and can cause either silent failures or erroneous popup windows from the firewall. This problem only occurs if you run a firewall on the same machine as IDLE.</li> </ul> &...

  • Python Software Foundation FAQ

    Python Software Foundation FAQ Contents What is the Python Software Foundation? Who are on the PSF board? Who are the officers? How do I reach the PSF? How do I join the PSF? How can I follow PSF activities? How can I provide feedback? What is the Python Software Foundation? From the PSF Mission Statement: The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and internati...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 13-Feb-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 13-Feb-2003 Creators of Python Sponsor PyCon 2003, First Annual Developers Conference in March FREDERICKSBURG, VA, February 13, 2003 No, it's not a snake or the name of a British comedy group. Python is one of the most useful, compelling and intelligently designed programming platforms to have emerged into the computer industry mainstream in recent years. It is rapidly gaining wide acceptance and being deployed in major IT shops around the wor...

  • Python Software Foundation: Python Conference Committee Report (December 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Python Conference Committee Report (December 2003) <center> <h3>The Python Software Foundation <br>Python Conference Committee Report </h3> </center> <p>December 2003 <p>David Ascher reports that he and Steve Holden had a phone call, and Ascher, Holden, Jeremy Hylton, Neal Norwitz, and Itamar Shtull-Trauring met on IRC. <h3>Deadlines</h3> <ul> System Message: ERROR/3 (<string>, line 15) Unexpected in...

  • PyCon Registration Form

    PyCon Registration Form <h1>PyCon Registration</h1> <p><a href="http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels" target="_blank">Hotel reservation info & links.</a></p> <p>Note: all prices are in US dollars.</p> <h2>Registration by mail</h2> <p>To pay by check, please send payment in funds <em>drawn on a US bank</em> to: <blockquote>ATTN: PyCon Registration<br> Python Software Foundation<br...

  • PyCon Registration Form

    PyCon Registration Form <h1>PyCon Registration</h1> <p><a href="http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels" target="_blank">Hotel reservation info & links.</a></p> <p>Note: all prices are in US dollars.</p> <h2>Registration by mail</h2> <p>To pay by check, please send payment in funds <em>drawn on a US bank</em> to: <blockquote>ATTN: PyCon Registration<br> Python Software Foundation<br...

  • 2008-08-11 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ....1   Carried Forward 3.2   New from July 14 4   Sponsor Membership Policy 5   PR Contract 6   PyCon UK Sponsorship 7   Funding pyArkansas 8   PyCon 2010 Venue 9   Staffing 10   Adjournment 1   Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Brett Cannon, Stephan Deibel, David Goodger, Raymond Hettinger, ...

  • 2009-03-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ....1   Carried Forward 4.2   New On 9 February 4.3   New Between Meetings 5   Internet Domain Management 6   Members' Meeting 7   Board Candidates 8   Account Signature Authority 9   PSF Coordinator for 2009 Google Summer of Code 10   PyCon Report 11   Adjournment 1   Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 13, 2005)

    ....1   Trademarks & The .com Domain D. Ascher reported that he hasn't forgotten about trademarks. N. Norwitz mentioned that he never heard much response about being more aggressive in trying to get python.com. He asked if the board cares, and is it worth the effort and cost of asking the lawyer to try. T. Peters recalled that CNRI tried pushing for python.com before, with no luck. S. Holden remarked that the PSF either has to pursue this aggressively (which will need deep poc...

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