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  • Release – Python 3.6.6

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    Released: June 27, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.6, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.7

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    Released: Oct. 20, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.7, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.8

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 24, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.8, the final bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.2

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 24, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is a bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Among the major …

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  • Bugs in Python 2.3.1

    ...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> <li>The test for the ossaudiodev module hangs on some Red Hat systems. (This test is only ru...

  • Audio/Video Instructional Materials for Python

    ...ideo Instructional Materials for Python audio, video, instructional material, python, podcast, podcasts A growing body of podcasts, screencasts and video presentations for the Python community. There is a growing body of podcasts, screencasts and video presentations for the Python community. This page collects some of the best. Podcast Repositories core.py Pablo Galindo and Łukasz Langa talk about Python internals, because they work on Python internals. PyPodcats Hidden Figures of Python pod...

  • Help Fund Python Development and Maintenance

    Help Fund Python Development and Maintenance Donate to Python Development and Maintenance The Python Software Foundation's goal is to increase the support we provide for Python development and maintenance. Through the donation button above, you can financially contribute to this cause. The PSF will use Python development fundraising to support CPython development and maintenance. Additionally, the funds will be used for mission-related sprints, such as the annual core dev...

  • Python 2.6.8 license

    ...ido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl/) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python’s principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/) in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the software. In May 2000, Guido and the Python core dev...

  • Python 2.6.9 license

    ...ido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl/) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python’s principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/) in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the software. In May 2000, Guido and the Python core dev...

  • comp.lang.python.announce Posting Guidelines

    ...idelines In addition to honoring the c.l.py.a charter (see above), you are asked to consider the following things when submitting announcements for comp.lang.python.announce: It is often very helpful to INCLUDE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION if you are announcing a very specialized package or event. Submissions will be rejected by the moderators if a casual c.l.py.a reader cannot understand the utility or context of your announcement. INCLUDE A URL (web address) for your announcement. Hint: a &q...

  • Release – Python 3.7.0b5

    Version: None

    Released: May 30, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b5, is now the final planned beta release preview. Originally, 3.7.0b4 was intended to be the final beta but, due to some unexpected compatibility issues discovered during beta testing of third-party packages, we …

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  • Python Documentation Index

    Python Documentation Index Python Essays In this directory I place short essays (anything from 500 to 5000 words) on various Python subjects. See also a collection of presentations I have given. See also my blog at blogspot.com and my previous blog at artima.com. --Guido van Rossum Table of contents (in mostly chronological order) Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2 (See below) Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) Written in 1996, this gives an overview of the earl...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.2

    ...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> <a name="build"><h4>Build bugs</h4></a> <p>Some...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...ided the first two data files for BATS using ArcView, a powerful tool for working with maps. Two ASCII text files were produced, indicating the surface type and elevation of our map. The information had been formatted as a grid of 1024 columns and 768 rows to match the resolution of our display and touch pad. We decided to read this grid of numbers into Numeric arrays in Python. Originally quite a bit of preprocessing was involved to scale down the data to fit our internal model. We did not want...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...iddle of the Pacific Ocean. The founder, David Green, was sailing his boat from Fiji, bound for Victoria, British Columbia. He was running low on battery power for his navigation lights, and had an insight. The eventual result of that mid-ocean idea was the world's first self-contained, fully autonomous marine navigation light. During the day, each device uses solar power to recharge its integrated batteries. The light then operates from the stored charge at night. In place of conventional b...

  • Python 2.4.1 license

    ...ido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl) in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python's principal author, although it includes many contributions from others. In 1995, Guido continued his work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us) in Reston, Virginia where he released several versions of the software. In May 2000, Guido and the Python core development team m...

  • Release – Python 3.6.10

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    Released: Dec. 18, 2019

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.10, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.10

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    Released: Feb. 15, 2021

    Note: The release you are looking at is a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Please see …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.11

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    Released: June 28, 2021

    Note: The release you are looking at is a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Please see …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.12

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    Released: Sept. 4, 2021

    Note: The release you are looking at is a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Please see …

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