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  • Python 2.6.9 license

    Python 2.6.9 license History and License¶ History of the software¶ Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido 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/)...

  • 2013-08-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-08-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 16, 2013 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 August 16 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚...

  • Release – Python 2.7.5

    Version: None

    Released: May 12, 2013

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.5 was released on May 15, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It contains several regression fixes to 2.7.4. Modules with regressions fixed include zipfile, gzip, …

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  • Python 2.7.5 Release

    Python 2.7.5 Release Python 2.7.5 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.5 was released on May 15, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It contains several regression fixes to 2.7.4. Modules with regressions fixed include zipfile, gzip, and logging. The Python 2.7.4 binaries and source tarballs included a data file for testing purposes that triggered some virus scanners. This issue is resolved in the...

  • Python Distutils-SIG: Tasks and Division of Labour

    Python Distutils-SIG: Tasks and Division of Labour Python Distutils-SIG Tasks and Division of Labour At the Seventh International Python Conference Developer's Day session "Extension Building Considered Painful", we enumerated the tasks necessary to develop, distribute, and install Python modules; arrived at a rough consensus regarding the division of labour necessary to conceptualize any distribution/installation system; and came up with a proposed user...

  • Python Distutils-SIG: Tasks and Division of Labour

    Python Distutils-SIG: Tasks and Division of Labour Python Distutils-SIG Tasks and Division of Labour At the Seventh International Python Conference Developer's Day session "Extension Building Considered Painful", we enumerated the tasks necessary to develop, distribute, and install Python modules; arrived at a rough consensus regarding the division of labour necessary to conceptualize any distribution/installation system; and came up with a proposed user...

  • 2013-05-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-05-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors May 10, 2013 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 May 10 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚oppo...

  • Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.)

    Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.) This is the foreword I wrote for Mark Lutz' book "Programming Python" (1st ed.), published by O'Reilly. See also my foreword to the 2nd edition. As Python's creator, I'd like to say a few words about its origins, adding a bit of personal philosophy. Over six years ago, in December 1989, I was looking for a "hobby" programming project that would keep me occupied during the we...

  • Python Patterns - Implementing Graphs

    Python Patterns - Implementing Graphs Warning This page stays here for historical reasons and it may contain outdated or incorrect information. Change notes: 2/22/98, 3/2/98, 12/4/00: This version of this essay fixes several bugs in the code. 6/10/19: Retraction of find_shortest_path as "nearly optimal". 8/11/19: Fix accidental usage of find_graph() instead of find_path() Copyright (c) 1998, 2000, 2003, 2019 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved. License...

  • Releases

    Releases Python releases are now listed on the downloads page. This page only provides links to older releases which are not listed in the release database. Python 1.6.1 (September 2000) Python 1.5.2 (April 1999) Older source releases (1.0.1 - 1.6) Ancient source releases (pre 1.0) Python 1.5 binaries Python 1.4 binaries Python 1.3 binaries Python 1.2 binaries Python 1.1 binaries

  • Release – Python 3.7.14

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 6, 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 see …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 5, 2017

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.7 Major new features of the 3.7 series, compared to 3.6 Python 3.7 is still in development. This releasee, 3.7.0a3, is the third of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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  • 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...

  • CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

    CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) cve cna Landing page for the Python Software Foundation CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) The Python Software Foundation was authorized as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) in August 2023. CVE Numbering Authorities assign and manage CVE IDs and records on software vulnerabilities for projects within their scope. To learn more about the CVE program, visit the CVE website. What projects are in scope for the PSF CNA? Below is the complete list of projects under the PSF CNA s...

  • Python Tabular Databases SIG: Status

    Python Tabular Databases SIG: Status Python Tabular Databases SIG: Status April 7, 1999: Revision 2.0 of the Database API specification has been issued as PEP 249. Version 1.0 of the spec is still available as PEP 248, and the topic guide lists modules that comply with it. With the 2.0 revision of the spec completed, possible future directions and discussions may focus on refinements of the specification and implementations for new databases. Object-oriented databases (OOD...

  • 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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  • Release – Python 3.5.10

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 5, 2020

    Python 3.5.10 Python 3.5 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.5.10 is the final release of 3.5. Python 3.5.10 was released on September 5th, 2020. Python 3.5.10 is the final release in the Python 3.5 series. As of this release, the 3.5 branch has been retired, no further changes to 3.5 will …

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  • 2013-03-29 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-03-29 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 29, 2013 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 17:00 CET/ 12:00 EDT, on March 29 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor-Y‚o...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 9, 2004)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 9, 2004) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 9, 2004 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 18:00 GMT. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the meeting: Jeremy Hylton, Stephan Deibel, David Ascher...

  • Release – Python 2.7.8

    Version: None

    Released: July 2, 2014

    Python 2.7.8 was released on July 1, 2014. This release includes regression and security fixes over 2.7.7 including: The openssl version bundled in the Windows installer has been updated. A regression in the mimetypes module on Windows has been fixed. A possible overflow in the buffer type has been fixed. …

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