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  • Comparing Python to Other Languages

    ...help from a run-time library to support Python's dynamic semantics). Javascript Python's "object-based" subset is roughly equivalent to JavaScript. Like JavaScript (and unlike Java), Python supports a programming style that uses simple functions and variables without engaging in class definitions. However, for JavaScript, that's all there is. Python, on the other hand, supports writing much larger programs and better code reuse through a true object-oriented programming style, where...

  • Python 2.7.1 Release

    ...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 program database (2.7.1) [1] (sig) Mac OS X 32-bit i386/PPC Installer (2.7.1) for Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.6...

  • Python 3.1.4 Release

    ...Help fund Python and its community by donating to the Python Software Foundation. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you may encounter to http://bugs.python.org. We currently support these formats for download: Gzipped source tar ball (3.1.4) (sig) Bzipped source tar ball (3.1.4) (sig) XZ source tar ball (3.1.4) (sig) Windows x86 MSI Installer (3.1.4) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program database (3.1.4) (sig) Windows X86-64 MSI Installer (3.1.4) [1] (sig) Windows X86-64 ...

  • Building the PSF: the Q2 2019 Fundraiser

    Building the PSF: the Q2 2019 Fundraiser Help us raise $60,000 USD by June 30th! #countdown-wrap { width: 70%; padding: 10px; font-family: arial; max-width: 650px; margin: 10px auto 50px; } #goal { font-size: 36px; text-align: center; color: #888; @media only screen and (max-width : 640px) { text-align: center; } } #glass { width: 100%; height: 20px; background: #c7c7c7; border-radius: 10px; float: left; overflow: hidden; } #progress { float: left;...

  • Frank Willison Memorial Award

    ...helping a new contributor understand a code snippet at a sprint or encouraging a new speaker with his confidence in them, Brett shares his positive character with us. Everyone should be fortunate enough to have Brett on their team. He gives selflessly and impacts Pythonistas and the Python language in so many ways. Jessica McKellar (2015) Jessica McKellar has served in many distinguished roles within the Python community: Director, Python Software Foundation; PyCon Diversity Outreach Chair; co...

  • 2011-08-15 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...help in finding such interesting projects would be greatly appreciated. Please consider signing up as contact scout: http://brochure.getpython.info/signup/contact-scout-signup and, if you're interested in the project, please consider signing up to our newsletter: http://brochure.getpython.info/ Thanks !" As far as future plans are concerned, he reported: "If the project goes well, we'll follow up with a Python flyer, translated versions of the brochure and also consider creating mark...

  • 2019 PSF Annual Report

    ...helps us handle incoming and outgoing grants, but also provides better support for our Fiscal Sponsorees. At the beginning of 2019 we hired two folks to help with the PSF’s accounting needs in the capacities of Financial Analyst and Accounting Manager. We are thrilled that our staff continues to grow. 2019 was also a major year for incoming grants. The PSF Packaging Working Group was awarded $407,000 USD to support work on pip in 2020, thanks to Mozilla and to the Chan Zuckerberg In...

  • Release – Python 3.9.1

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    Released: Dec. 7, 2020

    This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. We've made …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0a1

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    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 …

  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc1

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    Released: Aug. 1, 2024

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the final release. The second candidate (and the last planned …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.6

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    Released: Sept. 6, 2024

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.12 Python 3.12 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. 3.12.6 is the latest maintenance release, containing about 90 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.12.5. This is an …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc2

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    Released: Sept. 6, 2024

    This is the second release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc2, is the final release preview. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is scheduled for Tuesday, 2024-10-01. There will be no …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc3

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    Released: Oct. 1, 2024

    This is the third release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc3, is the final release preview (no really) of 3.13. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is now scheduled for Monday, 2024-10-07. …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.1

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    Released: Dec. 3, 2024

    This is the first 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. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...helped us maintain high code quality. One minor feature of Python development that was really a blessing was the ability to quickly test text processing code or coding assumptions in the interactive Python shell. Outcome Four months later, the team was surprized to see the filtering product completed three months earlier than we expected had we used C/C++ for the whole project. The feature set at this time included: Filtering anti-spam/virus with support for independent policies across multipl...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...helped to speed up the testing and debugging process. Python's vast standard libraries allow rapid development of functionality without resorting to re-invention of the wheel. Python's very clean syntax and indentation-based program structure makes code much easier to read and maintain. Since using Python in our development, the time to write new user interface layouts for the TAPtools® product family has been reduced by a factor three. About the Author Michael Bartl initially joined Frequent...

  • Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.)

    ...helped create in the early eighties. It was an incredibly elegant and powerful language, aimed at non-professional programmers. Despite all its elegance and power and the availability of a free implementation, ABC never became popular in the Unix/C world. I can only speculate about the reasons, but here's a likely one: the difficulty of adding new "primitive" operations to ABC. It was a monolithic, "closed system", with only the most basic I/O operations: read a string from the consol...

  • Python 2.7.2 Release

    ...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 (2.7.2) (sig) Bzipped source tar ball (2.7.2) (sig) XZ source tar ball (2.7.2) (sig) Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.7.2) (sig) Windows x86 MSI program database (2.7.2) (sig) Windows X86-64 MSI Installer (2.7.2) [1] (sig) Windows X86-64 program database (2.7.2) [1] (sig) Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit x86-64/i386 Insta...

  • 2012-12-05 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...help represent the PSF at meetings/conferences that the board members attend. 8.2   Ghana We need to find out further information on the MISE proposal and possibly connect them with the Python Tour in Africa. 8.3   Public Relations Brian switched PR services from PR Web to Market Wire because of good deals. If they end up providing good distribution, Marc-Andre thinks it may be a good idea for the PSF to start putting out press releases again (possibly using Mar...

  • 2008-03-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...helping with python.org postmaster duties, and Mathew Dixon Cowles, for replying to python-help requests. Approved 7-0-0. 10   Python Certification Van Lindberg sent a draft proposal (by himself, Tennessee Leeuwenburg, and Steve Holden) to the Board mailing list. As the meeting was running over time, S. Holden requested that all present send emailed responses ASAP to the Board list. It was agreed that the idea should then be put to the members for discussion. von Löwis note...

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