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  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 23-Sep-2003

    ...programming language. This minor release introduces a number of enhancements based on two months of experience since release of version 2.3. Python is a powerful and agile programming language that significantly increases programmer productivity. It is very easy to learn for programmers of other languages such as C, C++, Java, and Visual Basic. The language is the basis of mission-critical applications used by tens of thousands of companies and organizations worldwide, and its user bas...

  • PSF Sponsorship Prospectus

    ...Program Your contributions matter and they make an IMPACT. Below are some of the ways the PSF uses its funding to support the Python community: Python Community Infrastructure The PSF supports the Python Package Index (PyPI), mail.python.org, wiki.python.org, and us.pycon.org. In addition to the costs of the community web services we provide, we need staff to expand our services programs and keep them running 24/7. The PSF community web services receive tens of millions of requests e...

  • D-Link Australia Uses Python to Control Firmware Updates

    ...programming experience, Python allowed me to simultaneously learn a programming language and accomplish a complex job. Python is a uniquely powerful and usable "learn-as-you-go feature-rich language." Author How Wong previously failed University programming and now works as a Linux technologist. He is interested in using Linux and open-source software to solve real world problems. Mr. Wong developed skills in the course of a varied IT career and in his spare time working in Python an...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 27-Dec-2004

    ...programming language for the Microsoft .NET and open-source Mono platforms. PyCon is a community-oriented conference targeting developers interested in Python, a powerful open source programming language. The conference provides opportunities to learn about significant advances in the Python development community and to meet fellow developers from around the world. The conference program will include peer-reviewed presentations, impromptu talks, and meetings for planning future deve...

  • Community Events Manager

    ...programming language. We also run the PyCon US conference annually, support other Python conferences/workshops around the world, and fund Python related development with our grants program. The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. We are currently a small organization and we are looking for great employees who can g...

  • Event – PyData Workshop-Sprint 2012 at NYC

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    Location: Pivotal Labs, 841 Broadway New York, NY, New York, NY, http://pivotallabs.com/

    PyData Workshop-Sprint 2012 at NYC Are you interested in a one-day hands-on intensive Pandas workshop and sprint for new contributors with a Pandas core-dev leading the sprint? Objective The aim of this workshop and sprint is to encourage and rope in more bug triagers and new contributors to scientific programming …

  • 2023 PSF Annual Impact Report

    ...Program. And we are excited to share that we awarded $697K through our Grants & Travel Grants Programs in 2023! We’d love for you to take a look at the 2023 Annual Impact Report that we put together to share more highlights from the year, financial reporting, and some previews of what’s to come in the next year. Download and read the report today! Thank you to Robb Design Co. for the beautiful design!

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 3-Oct-2003

    ...programming language. This minor release fixes several build and packaging problems found in version 2.3.1, which introduced a number of enhancements based on two months of experience since release of version 2.3. Python is a powerful and agile programming language that significantly increases programmer productivity. It is very easy to learn for programmers of other languages such as C, C++, Java, and Visual Basic. The language is the basis of mission-critical applications used by tens...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...program with little precedent, the first major design decision our team had to tackle was the choice of a programming language. Our initial thoughts were to use either C++ or Java since everyone in the group was proficient with both. One group member had been exposed to Python in an earlier class and was impressed with the power and ease of use it provided. The fact that the other four members had no experience with the language fortunately did not stop us from making the wise decision to use Py...

  • Event – PyCon PL 2014

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    Location: „Orle Gniazdo” Congress & Recreation Centre, 28a, Wrzosowa St., Szczyrk, Poland

    PyCon PL is a polish Python conference - one of many PyCons happening around the world. It aims to integrate developers, designers and managers interested in using Python. Such meeting makes a great opportunity to meet new people and exchange experiences and ideas. The conference program should suit as well …

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 9-Feb-2004

    ...programming language that is developed and maintained by a global community of open source developers, under the oversight of the Python Software Foundation. Python is very easy to learn for programmers of other languages such as C, C++, Java, and Visual Basic, and can significantly increase programmer productivity. It is often characterized as an agile language that promotes speedy development and includes a unit-testing framework for building more robust applications. Python is often...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4

    ...Program Files\python24). In this case, manually delete the shortcut, and create new shortcuts with the command "C:\Program Files\python24\pythonw.exe" and the command line options "C:\Program Files\python24\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw" and "C:\Program Files\python24\Tools\scripts\pydocgui.pyw" This will not be a problem if Python is installed into its default location (i.e. c:\python24). IDLE now executes code in a separate process. To communicate between the main proces...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 22-Oct-2002

    ...programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., October 22 /PRNewswire/ The Python Software Foundation announces the release of version 2.2.2 of the Python programming language. This Maintenance Release introduces a number of enhancements to the language core and its standard libraries. "This release is an invaluable upgrade for all Python and Zope users, offering increased stability and robustness. I am grateful to the Python and Zope community for contributing literally hundreds o...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 6-Mar-2001

    ...programming language, Python is open source, cross-platform and easy to use. An elegant, highly readable language, Python's strength is object-oriented scripting. It is used for cutting-edge applications by leading technology and research institutions such as: Carnegie Mellon University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and NASA, to name a few. Hundreds of thousands of programmers are using Python around the world today, and the number is growing ...

  • Applications for Python

    ...programming, both at the introductory level and in more advanced courses. Books such as How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, and Practical Programming. The Education Special Interest Group is a good place to discuss teaching issues. Desktop GUIs The Tk GUI library is included with most binary distributions of Python. Some toolkits that are usable on several platforms are available separately: wxWidgets Kivy, for writing multitouch ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 29-Jul-2003

    ...programming language. This major release introduces performance enhancements, increased robustness, several minor language features, many additions to the extensive standard library, improved support for Mac OS X and several other Unix-based systems, and a large number of other improvements. Python is a powerful and agile programming language that significantly increases programmer productivity. It is very easy to learn for programmers of other languages such as C, C++, Java, and Visual...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 8-Apr-2002

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 8-Apr-2002 Python Software Foundation Announces Python Version 2.1.3 Maintenance release confirms support for Python 2.1 FREDERICKSBURG, VA -- April 8, 2002 -- The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has announced release of version 2.1.3 of the Python programming language and standard libraries. This maintenance release confirms the PSF's commitment to supporting older Python versions. "We're happy to offer this maintenance release. This is ...

  • Sponsor the PSF

    ...Program The PSF is excited to unveil a new sponsorship program that offers an array of benefits across the Python Software Foundation, PyPI (Python Package Index), CPython, and PyCon US. Sponsorship provides a full range of benefits supporting Python’s ecosystem that include a broad selection of promotional opportunities during PyCon US and also year-round. Join us as a sponsor and help make a difference in the Python ecosystem! See Sponsorship Options and Apply ...

  • 2021 end-of-the-year fundraiser!

    ...program, several working groups, an international grants program, a healthy financial reserve, and a growing staff to operate the PSF.Even if donations are a portion of the PSF's revenue, every dollar makes an impact and allows the PSF financial stability to continue supporting a growing community! Last year, this fundraiser was a huge success even at the end of an incredibly difficult year. It was amazing to know Pythonistas had our back, and your contributions allowed us to keep doing new thin...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...programs could be hard to maintain. Java had the disadvantage of requiring compilation with each change in the code, and the ability to run code in any recent browser was of no use for this project. Java's verbose syntax as compared to Python was also a point against it. Python was just as portable as Java and a much easier to learn and use language. I'd also read the Python tutorial, seen various Python programs and liked the language very much for its simplicity, object oriented nature, dynami...

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