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  • 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...

  • 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.13

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    Released: March 16, 2022

    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 …

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  • 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 3.6.10rc1

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    Released: Dec. 11, 2019

    Note Python 3.8 is now released and is the latest feature release of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. Python 3.6.10rc1 is the release candidate preview of the next security fix release of Python 3.6. Python 3.6.8 was the final bugfix release for …

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  • Python for Mac OS X

    ...IDLE and Tkinter on OS X page for more information. You can run a Python interpreter by double-clicking on Applications / Utilities / Terminal and typing python3 (if you've installed a version of Python 3) or python (to use Python 2) in the window that opens up. You can also launch IDLE for the Python version you have installed by double-clicking its icon in the appropriate Python version folder in the Applications folder or you can also just type idle3 or idle in a terminal window. There are m...

  • Agenda of 2008 PSF Members' Meeting, 14 March 2008

    ...idates: Titus Brown (nominated by Steve Holden) Mark Dickinson (Guido van Rossum) Amaury Forgeot d'Arc (Guido van Rossum) Christian Heimes (Guido van Rossum) Van Lindberg (David Goodger) David Mertz (Raymond Hettinger) John Pinner (Steve Holden) James Tauber (David Goodger) A simple majority is required to elect new members. See the PSF Membership FAQ. Election of Sponsor Members The Board has already approved the following as pending sponsor members (date of resolution in parentheses): Earn...

  • PSF Fundraiser - test page

    ...ID-19 has changed all aspects of our lives and is reshaping our future. Nonprofits like the PSF are having to rebuild. With PyCon 2020 and 2021 happening virtually, the PSF is faced with potentially losing $1.2 million USD of expected revenue for those two years. This fundraiser is critically important and the money raised will help the PSF support the tools and initiatives that Pythonistas use everyday. This years' fundraiser is focusing on education. We're excited to be able to collabor...

  • Python Special Interest Groups

    Python Special Interest Groups About There are a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for focused collaborative efforts to develop, improve, or maintain specific Python resources. Each SIG has a charter, a coordinator, a mailing list, and a directory on the Python website. SIG membership is informal, defined by subscription to the SIG's mailing list. Anyone can join a SIG, and participate in the development discussions via the SIG's mailing list. Below is the list of currently active ...

  • Power Python:

    ...ides 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to fiscal sponsorees such as PyLadies and Pallets, and provides back office support so they can focus on their missions. Consider donating to your favorite PSF Fiscal Sponsoree and check out our Fiscal Sponsorees page to learn more about what each of these awesome organizations is all about! Connecting directly through Office Hours - The current PSF Board has decided to invest more in connecting and serving the global Python community by establishing a forum...

  • Release – Python 3.6.15

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 4, 2021

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.15, the final 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 bugfix release for 3.6 was 3.6.8. …

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  • Release – Python 3.3.6rc1

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    Released: Oct. 4, 2014

    This is a security-fix source-only release. The last binary release was 3.3.5. The list of fixed security related issues can be found in the NEWS file. Major new features of the 3.3 series, compared to 3.2 Python 3.3 includes a range of improvements of …

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  • Release – Python 3.3.6

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    Released: Oct. 12, 2014

    Python 3.3.x has reached end-of-life. Python 3.3.7, the final security-fix release, is available here. This is a security-fix source-only release. The list of fixed security related issues can be found in the NEWS file. Major new features of the 3.3 series, compared to …

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  • Release – Python 3.4.5

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    Released: June 27, 2016

    Python 3.4 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.4.10, the final release of the 3.4 series, is available here. Python 3.4.5 was released on June 26th, 2016. Python 3.4 has now entered "security fixes only" mode, and as such the only improvements between Python 3.4.4 and Python 3.4.5 are …

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  • Release – Python 3.4.6rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 3, 2017

    Python 3.4 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.4.10, the final release of the 3.4 series, is available here. Python 3.4.6 release candidate 1 was released on January 2nd, 2017. Python 3.4 has now entered "security fixes only" mode, and as such the only improvements between Python 3.4.4 and …

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