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  • Python Humor

    ...word; you'll have to know what you're doing to use it, especially with spell-checkers which otherwise complain that it looks like noise. Python -- This is a Real English Word (honest, look it up!) that happens to refer to a type of snake, which you'll notice is an object. With the two vowels, python is quite readable. Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar Subject: Re: Fall Python Workshop & OOPSLA? From: Joseph Strout <@ucsd.edu> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 09:24:...

  • Release – Python 2.5.0

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    Released: Sept. 19, 2006

    Python 2.5 was released on September 19th 2006. There's a bunch of places you can look for more information on what's new in this release -- see the "What's New" section further down this page. This is a final release, and should be suitable for production use. …

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  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction Consultants naturally try to provide their customers with the best solutions for a problem. Sometimes this means exploring new areas together with the customer or directing the project into a solution space that better fits the problem than the usual "buzzword-compliant" approaches. We've seen these fail too often, misleading the project into solving problems relating to the selected technology, rather than meeting the original project plan. Pyt...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...words, as Friedrich says, "We decided we needed to do this data management work 'just in time'." A just-in-time solution, however, generally puts more stress on both people and systems to get things right the first time because postponing these activities to the end of the process means a loss of scheduling elasticity. "The obvious answer," according to Friedrich, "was to create a central database repository to help guarantee consistency and to provide historical trackin...

  • Python 2.5 Release

    ...Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows for automated installation and many other shiny new features. There are also separate installers for Win64-Itanium users (on XP/2003 64-bit Itanium Edition) - Python-2.5.ia64.msi and for ...

  • 2008-07-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...wording. 9   Policy on Draft Minutes The Board agreed with R. Hettinger's recommendation: initially send the draft minutes to the Board by email, allow 7 days for revisions, then make them public (publish to python.org and announce to psf-members), with final approval at the next Board meeting. 10   Support Request from Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre Facundo Batista requested that the PSF sponsor 8th Jornadas Regionales de Software Libre in Argentina, in...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...word, great. We now have a powerful tool that lets us maintain a single XML file that describes our data schema. Developers changing the schema have a simple tool to run that generates code from the schema, producing output code in four different languages across 50 files. Where we once used a repetitive and aggravating process that was inadequate to our needs, we now have an automated process that lets developers express themselves and have Cog do the hard work. Python's flexibility and power...

  • Python 2.0.1 license

    ...wording changes to the Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.0.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, including Python 2.0.1 and its alpha...

  • Python 2.1 license

    ...wording changes to the Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha...

  • Python 2.1.1 license

    ...wording changes to the Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha...

  • Python 2.1.2 license

    ...wording changes to the Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha...

  • Python 2.1.3 license

    ...wording changes to the Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha...

  • PSF Membership Types & FAQ

    ...word "Python," the two-snakes logo, and the terms "PyLadies" and "PyCon." We make sure that these terms are used appropriately and only for the benefit of the Python community. You can learn more here or in our latest Annual Report. How can I ask other questions? Please send questions to psf-donations@python.org.

  • July 2012 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes

    ...word about Python. How can members help? They can talk to people and provide contacts. They can bring Python forward in professional settings. They can organize local user groups or meetings. They can participate in PSF projects. More information is available by visiting the PSF booth at EuroPython. You can also write an email to the board/members list) psf-board@python.org and psf-members@python.org. You can also visit the PSF website: http://python.org/psf/ or the wiki page: http://wik...

  • 2010-09-20 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...words from the TMC chair: "In general summary, the Trademarks Committee has continued to receive requests for usage of the Python wordmark and/or logo. Many of these are originally sent to the Board, and I forward them to the committee as needed." The board members agreed to also provide PSF members with copies of the board reports per month. 6   PyCon US 2011 Budget The board discussed and approved the proposed budget for PyCon 2011. RESOLVED, that the PSF approve ...

  • Power Python:

    ...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 language it is today. Some of what the PSF does includes producing PyCon US, hosting the Python Packaging Index (PyPI), awarding grants to Python initiatives worldwide, maintaining critical community infrastructure, and more. To build the future of Python and sustain the thriving community that its users deserve, we need your help. B...

  • Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    ...words by the original authors or copyright holders of the code. The legal history of the code in Python is thus defined in two ways: (1) In the earlier days of Python, employee contracts and related law ensured that the organizations that released Python under the various licenses had the rights to the code that was added in each release. The open source licenses used by those organizations granted all the necessary rights to the world in general, which of course includes the PSF. The only signi...

  • Archive 2018: Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    ...words by the original authors or copyright holders of the code. The legal history of the code in Python is thus defined in two ways: (1) In the earlier days of Python, employee contracts and related law ensured that the organizations that released Python under the various licenses had the rights to the code that was added in each release. The open source licenses used by those organizations granted all the necessary rights to the world in general, which of course includes the PSF. The only signi...

  • 2011 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft)

    ...words on how he felt about the current state of affairs with the PSF; "Basically, I would like to hear from the president who I know had certain criticisms last year about the way the foundation was conducting itself -- that he does feel that we are successfully back on track now. [S. Holden glances over at G.v Rossum during a brief pause] Good! Thank-you very much! [the audience roars with laughter]. In that case, that is the end of the board report." 4   Financial Re...

  • PSF Trademark Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

    ...wordmark Python in a company name? As this is more complex topic, please always get approval from the PSF Trademark Working Group before engaging in setting up a company using the Python (or any other PSF) wordmark in its name. In general, we won't approve names with a broad meaning which could be regarded as having a direct relationship with the PSF or the CPython core team project (e.g. "Python Inc.", "Python Corp.", "Python 4.0", "Python Future", "...

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