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  • Pi-thon 2022 PSF Spring Fundraiser

    Pi-thon 2022 PSF Spring Fundraiser Pi-thon 2022 PSF Spring Fundraiser Launching on a very special day on the calendar, we invite you to honor the PSF and our favorite Greek letter and irrational number with a gift to support the Python ecosystem. ALL donors who give any multiple of 𝛑 will receive a special digital 𝛑SF swag bag. Show your love for our Python community and contribute to the Spring Fundraiser by May 3rd to get your slice of the pi! We aren’t setting a spec...

  • Debugging Reference Count Problems

    Debugging Reference Count Problems Warning This page stays here for historical reasons and it may contain outdated or incorrect information. Debugging Reference Count Problems From: Guido van Rossum <guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US> To: python-list@cwi.nl Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 11:09:40 -0400 Mike Fletcher wrote a number of posts about debugging C code that bombs, probably because of reference count problems. His approach to debugging this problem seems typical, but I thin...

  • Python 1.5.2

    Python 1.5.2 Python 1.5.2 Do yourself a favor and get a more recent version! On 13 April 1999, the final version of Python 1.5.2 was released: Python 1.5.2 sources (2.5 MB) Python 1.5.2 installer for Windows (5.0 MB) What's new in 1.5.2? Documentation (both online and downloadable) Note: the Python installer for Windows includes the Tcl/Tk 8.0.5 installer. See the Tkinter resource guide for troubleshooting the Tcl/Tk installation. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's win...

  • Internet Relay Chat

    Internet Relay Chat There are several Python-related channels on the libera IRC network. All channels are available by connecting to Internet Relay Chat server Libera.Chat. The #python channel is for all discussion about the Python language, ecosystem, and community. You can get immediate help with programming questions. You will need to first register your nickname with Libera, using the nickname setup instructions (https://libera.chat/guides/registration). Spanish speakers can use the #pyar ...

  • Current pre-release testing versions

    Current pre-release testing versions This is a list of the current pre-release development versions available for testing. These are preview releases, and their use is not recommended in production settings. Consider your needs carefully before using a version other than the current production versions. Please report any bugs in these versions of Python to the Python issue tracker. See here for more information on reporting issues. Click here

  • MacPython 2.2.1

    MacPython 2.2.1 <h1>MacPython 2.2.1</h1> <p>Made available by Jack Jansen. <p>All files are also available from Jack's <a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython page</a>, which you should visit anyway (even if you get the files from here). <p>You should probably read the <a href="../macnews.txt">Macintosh specific release notes</a> as well as the <a href="../NEWS.txt">general ones<a/&g...

  • Release – Python 3.9.0b5

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    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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.2

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    Released: Feb. 19, 2021

    This is the second maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.2, 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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  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 10, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (December 10, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 10, 2002. A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 13:02 PM PCT. 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 pr...

  • Python Community

    Python Community The Python Community The Python Software Foundation and the global Python community welcome and encourage participation by everyone. Our community is based on mutual respect, tolerance, and encouragement, and we are working to help each other live up to these principles. To get you started, we've put together a list of resources: Diversity Statement: We want our community to be more varied, expressed in our diversity statement; whoever you are, and whatever your background,...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.3.4

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.3.4 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.3.4</h1> <p>Except where noted, these RPMs are made available by Sean Reifschneider (<a href="mailto:jafo-rpms@tummy.com">jafo-rpms@tummy.com</a>). <h3>Having Problems?</h3> If you are having problems, please see the <a href="#FAQ">RPM Frequently Asked Questions</a> section at the end of this document for possible solutions. <h3>RPMs For Other Platform...

  • Sponsor the PSF

    Sponsor the PSF sponsor sponsorship The Python Software Foundation Sponsorship Program The PSF offers an all-in-one sponsorship program: all PSF sponsorships support the full scope of the PSF’s work, including PyCon US as well as PyPI (Python Package Index), CPython, and more. PSF sponsors receive an array of benefits that include a broad selection of promotional opportunities during PyCon US and also year-round. Join us as a sponsor to help make a difference and stand out in the Python ...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.5

    Bugs in Python 2.3.5 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. Build bugs Some platforms require some tinkering to get a clean build of Python. So...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.6

    Bugs in Python 2.3.6 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. Build bugs Some platforms require some tinkering to get a clean build of Python. So...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.7

    Bugs in Python 2.3.7 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. Build bugs Some platforms require some tinkering to get a clean build of Python. So...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.3

    Linux RPMs for Python 2.3 <h1>Linux RPMs for Python 2.3</h1> <p>Except where noted, these RPMs are made available by Sean Reifschneider (<a href="mailto:jafo-rpms@tummy.com">jafo-rpms@tummy.com</a>). <h3>Having Problems?</h3> If you are having problems, please see the <a href="#FAQ">RPM Frequently Asked Questions</a> section at the end of this document for possible solutions. <h3>RPMs For Other Platforms<...

  • Python Distutils-SIG: Documentation

    Python Distutils-SIG: Documentation Python Distutils-SIG: Documentation User Documents Two documents have been written to cover the Distutils, and are part of Python's standard documentation set: Installing Python Modules This is for end-users, system administrators, and Python programmers who need to install third-party modules to their existing Python installation. It focusses on using the Distutils, b...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 17, 2021

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.10 Python 3.10 is still in development. 3.10.0b3 is the third 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 …

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.4

    Bugs in Python 2.3.4 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. Build bugs Some platforms require some tinkering to get a clean build of Python. So...

  • comp.lang.python.announce Posting Guidelines

    comp.lang.python.announce Posting Guidelines comp.lang.python.announce comp.lang.python.announce The comp.lang.python.announce newsgroup (or c.l.py.a for short) has been created in early 1998 as a companion newsgroup for comp.lang.python focused on Python-related announcements. The newsgroup charter is as follows: comp.lang.python.announce is a moderated, low-volume newsgroup for announcements regarding the Python programming language, including: new releases of the core distribution and con...

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