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  • Parade of the PEPs

    ...globals - van Rossum These three should be considered together; at most one of them can be implemented (or maybe a hybrid). I would like one of them to be implemented eventually, because I think it may have a big performance benefit: not only avoiding dict lookups for globals and builtins, but also recognizing certain builtins in the parser and generating code that knows what the built-in does, like an opcode for len(x) and special code for "for i in range(x, y, z)". I think that Mo...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 17, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a3, is the third of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Python 2.4.4 Documentation

    Python 2.4.4 Documentation Download all these documents (Many formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.) Locate previous versions What's New in Python 2.4 (changes since previous major release) Tutorial (start here) Global Module Index (for quick access to all modules) Library Reference (keep this under your pillow) Macintosh Library Modules (this too, if you use a Macintosh) Language Reference (for language lawyers) Extending and Embedding (tutori...

  • Python 2.5 Documentation

    Python 2.5 Documentation Download all these documents (Many formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.) Locate previous versions What's New in Python 2.5 (changes since previous major release) Tutorial (start here) Global Module Index (for quick access to all modules) Library Reference (keep this under your pillow) Macintosh Library Modules (this too, if you use a Macintosh) Language Reference (for language lawyers) Extending and Embedding (tutorial...

  • Python 2.5.2 Documentation

    Python 2.5.2 Documentation Download all these documents (Many formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.) Locate previous versions What's New in Python 2.5 (changes since previous major release) Tutorial (start here) Global Module Index (for quick access to all modules) Library Reference (keep this under your pillow) Macintosh Library Modules (this too, if you use a Macintosh) Language Reference (for language lawyers) Extending and Embedding (tutori...

  • Python 2.5.3 Documentation

    Python 2.5.3 Documentation Download all these documents (Many formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.) Locate previous versions What's New in Python 2.5 (changes since previous major release) Tutorial (start here) Global Module Index (for quick access to all modules) Library Reference (keep this under your pillow) Macintosh Library Modules (this too, if you use a Macintosh) Language Reference (for language lawyers) Extending and Embedding (tutori...

  • Python 2.5.4 Documentation

    Python 2.5.4 Documentation Download all these documents (Many formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.) Locate previous versions What's New in Python 2.5 (changes since previous major release) Tutorial (start here) Global Module Index (for quick access to all modules) Library Reference (keep this under your pillow) Macintosh Library Modules (this too, if you use a Macintosh) Language Reference (for language lawyers) Extending and Embedding (tutori...

  • Giving Tuesday Fundraiser

    Giving Tuesday Fundraiser #donate-cta { background: orange; border-radius: .5rem; padding: 1rem 1.5rem; color: white; margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.5rem; display: block; } Help us raise $10,000 USD on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2019! Something new this year - Giving Tuesday! For the first time, the PSF is participating in Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving - this year...

  • Notes

    ...globals or builtins used by the inner function. Example: def munge(str): def helper(x): return str(x) if type(str) != type(''): str = helper(str) return str.strip() Under the old rules, the name str in helper() is bound to the builtin function str(). Under the new rules, it will be bound to the argument named str and an error will occur when helper() is called. The compiler will report a SyntaxError if "from ... import *" occurs in a function or class s...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 15, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a4, is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003 May 31, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.2.3 New release enhances powerful programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., [May 31, 2003] -- The Python Software Foundation announces the release of version 2.2.3 of the Python programming language. This maintenance release introduces over 120 enhancements to the language and its extensive standard libraries...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 23-Sep-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 23-Sep-2003 September 23, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3.1 First maintenance release for the latest Python FREDERICKSBURG, Va., September 23, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3.1 of the Python programming language. This minor release introduces a number of enhancements based on two months of experience since re...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 19-Dec-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 19-Dec-2003 PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3.3 Maintenance release for the Python programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., December 19, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3.3 of the Python programming language. This minor release provides fixes for a number of problems found in the previous version of Python, including several serious errors with weakrefs and the cyc...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 9-Mar-2005

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 9-Mar-2005 March 9, 2005 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYCON 2005 - KEYNOTE SPEECH FROM GOOGLE INSIDER Keynote Speech by Greg Stein Provides Glimpse at Google's Use of Python Washington, DC, March 9, 2005 -- The organizers of PyCon 2005 have announced that Greg Stein, an engineering manager at Google working with the Blogger team, will be giving a keynote presentation on Google's use of Python for internal projects. ...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: March 12, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a5, is the fifth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Job - Infrastructure Engineer

    Location: Remote USA

    Telecommuting: Yes

    The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is hiring a full-time Infrastructure Engineer, reporting to the PSF's Director of Engineering. 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 international community of Python …

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 3-Oct-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 3-Oct-2003 October 3, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.3.2 Second maintenance release for the latest Python FREDERICKSBURG, Va., October 3, 2003 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) announces the release of version 2.3.2 of the Python programming language. This minor release fixes several build and packaging problems found in version 2.3.1, which introduced ...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: April 9, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a6, is the sixth and last planned alpha release. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Power Python:

    Power Python: Join in this year’s end-of-year fundraiser + membership drive! The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is the charitable organization behind Python, dedicated to advancing, supporting, and protecting the Python programming language and the community that sustains it. That mission and cause are more than just words we believe in. Our tiny but mighty team works hard to deliver the projects and services that allow Python to be the thriving, independent, community-driven languag...

  • Release – Python 3.12.1

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 8, 2023

    This is the first 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. 3.12.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing more than 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.12.0. Major …

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