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  • Python 2.5.1 Release

    ...install Python. The source archive is also suitable for Windows users who feel the need to build their own version. What's New? See the highlights of the Python 2.5 release. Andrew Kuchling's What's New in Python 2.5 describes the most visible changes since Python 2.4 in more detail. A detailed list of the changes in 2.5.1 can be found in the release notes, or the Misc/NEWS file in the source distribution. For the full list of changes, you can poke around in Subversion. Documentation The ...

  • Release – Python 2.5.2

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 21, 2008

    Python 2.5.2 was released on February 21st, 2008. This is the second bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, over 100 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.1, many …

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  • Python Humor

    ...ing gently in the comp.lang.python newsgroup (a.k.a. the python-list mailing list). See also Andrew Kuchling's collection of Python quotations, containing in a condensed form some sterling examples of the wit and wisdom encountered in the Python world. Contents The Zen of Python Fundamental... Cute Wabbit Shooting Yourself in the Foot Legal Issues Python vs Tcl vs Perl5 Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar PSA Budget The Origin of the Great Timbot Conspiracy Theory The Other Origin of th...

  • Release – Python 2.5.1

    Version: None

    Released: April 19, 2007

    Python 2.5.1 was released on April 18th, 2007. This is the first bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, over 150 bugs and patches have been squished since Python 2.5, including …

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  • Python 2.4.4 Release

    ...install Python. The source archive is also suitable for Windows users who feel the need to build their own version. What's New? See the highlights of the Python 2.4 release. Andrew Kuchling's What's New in Python 2.4 describes the most visible changes since Python 2.3 in more detail. A detailed list of the changes in 2.4.4 can be found in the release notes, or the Misc/NEWS file in the source distribution. For the full list of changes, you can poke around in Subversion. Documentation The ...

  • Release – Python 2.4.4

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 18, 2006

    Python 2.4 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. At least 80 bugs have been squished since Python 2.4.3, including a number of bugs and potential bugs found by with the Coverity and …

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  • Python 2.4.3 Release

    ...install Python. The source archive is also suitable for Windows users who feel the need to build their own version. What's New? See the highlights of the Python 2.4 release. Andrew Kuchling's What's New in Python 2.4 describes the most visible changes since Python 2.3 in more detail. A detailed list of the changes in 2.4.3 can be found in the release notes, or the Misc/NEWS file in the source distribution. For the full list of changes, you can poke around in Subversion. Documentation The ...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: July 22, 2025

    It's the first 3.14 release candidate! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc1/ This is the first release candidate of Python 3.14 This release, 3.14.0rc1, 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 8, 2025

    It's the final 3.14 beta! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b4/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b4, is the last of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc2

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 14, 2025

    It's the final 🪄 penultimate 🪄 3.14 release candidate! Note: rc2 was originally planned for 2025-08-26, but we fixed a bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means .pyc files created for rc1 cannot be used for rc2, and they'll be …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc3

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 18, 2025

    It's 🪄 finally 🪄 the final 3.14 release candidate! Note: It's another magic release. We fixed another bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means file .pyc files created for rc2 cannot be used for rc3, and they'll be recompiled. The …

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  • Python 2.0

    ...ing information to the Python community, or describing a new feature for Python. The PEP should provide a concise technical specification of the feature and a rationale for the feature. We intend PEPs to be the primary mechanisms for proposing new features, for collecting community input on an issue, and for documenting the design decisions that have gone into Python. The PEP author is responsible for building consensus within the community and documenting dissenting opinions. The ...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: May 26, 2025

    Here's the second 3.14 beta. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b2/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b2, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes …

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  • EDU-SIG: Python in Education

    ...included in the installation Python files on any platform that supports Tcl, including Windows. As for yourself, if you prefer programming directly from a terminal window, a better choice than the default interpreter might be IPython. In addition to IDLE, there are a number of third party tools which you can find out by referring to the Python Editors Wiki and the Python Integrated Development Environments Wiki. Learning resources These are resources, interactive on-line tutorials, and other e...

  • Standard Exception Classes in Python 1.5

    ...ing code, the Python interpreter can be invoked the command line option -X to disable this feature, and use string exceptions like before. This option is a temporary measure - eventually the string-based standard exceptions will be removed from the language altogether. It hasn't been decided whether user-defined string exceptions will be allowed in Python 2.0. The Standard Exception Hierarchy Behold the standard exception hierarchy. It is defined in the new standard library modul...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...in a huge amount of sample data fit for testing the Word content inserter. Problems with the Inserter The first version of the content inserter was based on principles demonstrated in Python Programming on Win32, which contains a detailed description of how Python can create and manipulate Word documents with the Word 97 COM object model. This implementation inserted the content into Word documents by driving Word directly through its COM interface. Unfortunately, the COM interface was much t...

  • Python 2.6.8 license

    ...IND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Select kqueue¶ The select and contains the following notice for the kqueue interfa...

  • Python 2.6.9 license

    ...IND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Select kqueue¶ The select and contains the following notice for the kqueue interfa...

  • Towards a Standard Parser Generator

    ...in the regular expression defines a named group. Scanning proceeds in the following steps: Given the complete input, match the regular expression with the beginning of the input. Find out which alternative matched. If the token is white space, ignore it. Otherwise, append it to the token list. Continue with step 1, this time starting at the end of the previous token, until all input is consumed. Given the complete token list, perform the disambiguatio...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...ing environment, written in Python, suitable for teaching Python to computer users without previous programming experience. Design and implement a prototype library of Python modules connecting Python to an existing 3D game-playing engine for the purpose of teaching Python in an engaging environment. Write a tutorial that teaches general programming skills and good programming habits to students with no previous programming skills, using the above software. Create and maintain a w...

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