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  • Support Python in 2023!

    Support Python in 2023! It's our annual year-end PSF fundraiser and membership drive. There are two ways to join in: Donate to the PSF! Every dollar makes a difference. (Does every dollar also make a puppy’s tail wag? We make no promises, but maybe you should try, just in case?) DONATE TODAY Become a Supporting member! When you sign up as a Supporting Member of the PSF, you become a part of the PSF and help us sustain what we do with your annual support. You can sign up as ...

  • Python Buildbot

    Python Buildbot The Python development team builds and tests on many machines, architectures and configurations. These variations are divided into two categories: stable and unstable. The stable versions are the primary platforms that should always have all tests passing. We manage all our main branches for stability. We strive to keep all configurations passing all tests, but sometimes we require specialized expertise to fix problems. If you can help fix problems on an unstable platform, ...

  • 2012-12-19 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2012-12-19 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 19, 2012 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 CEST/ 12:00 EDT, on December 19 2012. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favo...

  • 2012-11-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2012-11-21 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 21, 2012 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 CEST/ 12:00 EDT, on November 21 2012. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favo...

  • Release – Python 3.9.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 19, 2020

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0b1, is the first 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 9, 2020

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.9 Python 3.9 is still in development. This release, 3.9.0b3, is the third 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 projects …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 11, 2020

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.9 This release, 3.9.0rc1, 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 release …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0a3

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    Released: Dec. 6, 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, 3.12.0a3 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

  • Release – Python 3.13.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 8, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b1, is the first of four beta release previews of 3.13. 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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  • Python 3.3.5 release

    Python 3.3.5 release Python 3.3.x has reached end-of-life. Python 3.3.7, the final security-fix release, is available here. Python 3.3.5 was released on March 9th, 2014. Python 3.3.5 includes fixes for these important issues: a 3.3.4 regression in zipimport (see http://bugs.python.org/issue20621) a 3.3.4 regression executing scripts with a coding declared and Windows newlines (see http://bugs.python.org/issue20731) potential DOS using compression codecs in bytes.decode() (see http://bugs.pyt...

  • Python 2.1.1

    Python 2.1.1 Python 2.1.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.1 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.1.3 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. We're releasing Python 2.1.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.1 (July 20, 2001). We've fixed the license: Like Python 2.0.1, Python 2.1.1 is GPL-compatible. We took the Python 2.1 license and applied the required change to section 7 that the FSF told us would suffice to make ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 12, 2002)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (Feb. 12, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors Feb. 12, 2002 A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:00 pm EST. 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 Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 11, 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 11, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 11, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 18:00 GMT. 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 presen...

  • PSF Fundraiser for Q2 2021

    PSF Fundraiser for Q2 2021 The Python Software Foundation is celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. With the love and support of our Python family, we’ve achieved the following milestones over the past two decades: Hosted 18 PyCon US conferences Served more than 8,687 gallons of coffee for our highly-caffeinated PyCon attendees Funded more than 39 sprints worldwide Gave 651 PyCon scholarships and travel grants to under-represented Pythonistas Awarded $2,804,281 in grants fo...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 7, 2025

    This is the stable release of Python 3.14.0 Python 3.14.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimisations compared to Python 3.13. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major new features and changes …

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  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    Computer Programming for Everybody Computer Programming for Everybody This is the text of a revised funding proposal that we sent to DARPA in August 1999. In March, we heard that at least an earlier version of the proposal was accepted by DARPA; the work has begun late 1999 and will hopefully last two years, although we've only received funding for the first year (through October 2000). We're keeping our fingers crossed for the rest. Unfortunately, the move of the Python developm...

  • Release – Python 3.8.12

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    Released: Aug. 30, 2021

    This is a security release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.12, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Security content in this …

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  • PyCon Registration - Input Errors

    PyCon Registration - Input Errors <!-- Template Start --> <font size="+1"><b>Your Input Contains the Following Errors</b></font><br> <ul> %(ERRORS)s </ul> <!-- Template End -->

  • Python Style Guide

    Python Style Guide Python Style Guide Author: Guido van Rossum The style guide originally at this URL has been turned into two PEPs (Python Enhancement Proposals): PEP 8 for the main text, and PEP 257 for docstring conventions.

  • Release – Python 3.9.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 18, 2019

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.9 Major new features of the 3.9 series, compared to 3.8 Python 3.9 is still in development. This releasee, 3.9.0a2 is the second of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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