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  • Python Software Foundation Board Meeting Minutes 2006-07-10

    ...combined sponsor member fee & donation) have been received from EWT, membership to be effective from July 1. The representative would be John Benediktsson, CTO. RESOLVED, that the PSF Board accepts EWT as a pending sponsor member. Approved 6-0-0. 6   PyCon Gift Cards RESOLVED, that the board approves purchase of $750 of Amazon gift cards to thank some of the volunteers who assisted with PyCon. Approved 6-0-0. 7   Officer Compensation WHEREAS some of the ...

  • Known bugs in Python 2.2

    Known bugs in Python 2.2 <h2>Known bugs in Python 2.2</h2> <h3>Real bugs</h3> <p>These are actual bugs, and we will make fixes available as soon as we have them. (There may be other bugs that aren't generally worth knowing about; search the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470">SourceForge bug tracker</a>; you can also use that to report new bugs you find, of course.) <ul> <p><li>The ftplib module's FTP class...

  • 2011-09-19 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...combine it with the Debian logo in a dilutive way. We let them know that this derivation would not be permitted and they agreed to an alternate logo design that was not derived from our trademark. Mid September: A complex issue came up with the book Maya Python for Games and Film: A Complete Reference for Maya Python and the Maya Python API using an dilutive derived logo. Apparently this use came from an innocent confusion between author Adam Mechtley <adam.mechtley@gmail.com> (who co...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. With over 54,000 employees world-wide, it provides innovative, effective medicines designed to fight cancer, provide pain control, heal infection, and fight diseases of the cardiovascular, central nervous, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems. Finding a new drug often takes over a decade and more than $800 million. A big problem early in the process is identifying those candidates more...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction Wing IDE is a commercial integrated development environment for the Python programming language. Wing provides developers with a full-featured source editor, debugger, code browser, and many other tools specifically designed for use with Python. Wing works with all forms of Python, whether running as a stand-alone app, under a web server, or in a custom embedded scripting environment. Several GUI layers (wxPython, PyQt, PyGTK, and Tkinter) are supported, as...

  • Python 2.4.1 license

    ...combine Python with other software that is released under the GPL; the others don't. According to Richard Stallman, 1.6.1 is not GPL-compatible, because its license has a choice of law clause. According to CNRI, however, Stallman's lawyer has told CNRI's lawyer that 1.6.1 is "not incompatible" with the GPL. Thanks to the many outside volunteers who have worked under Guido's direction to make these releases possible. B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING PYTHON PS...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction This article shows how I integrated Python, COM, DocBook, OpenJade, and Word together to create a documentation tool for BEACON, a visual programming environment. This documentation tool was used for code reviews in the software development methodology at my company, and led to significant (>$1M) in cost savings. Before starting this project, I had no prior experience using SGML, XML, or other document markup languages. It was only when I was perilously ...

  • Metaclasses in Python 1.5

    ...combine the features of different metaclasses, while this would actually be quite useful: for example, I wouldn't mind getting a trace from the test run of the Synch module, and it would be interesting to add preconditions to it as well. This needs more research. Perhaps a metaclass could be provided that allows stackable wrappers... Things You Could Do With Metaclasses There are lots of things you could do with metaclasses. Most of these can also be done with creative use...

  • 2008-04-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-04-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors April 14, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 14 April 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Status of Pa...

  • 2008-10-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-10-13 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors October 13, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 13 October 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Status o...

  • 2008-11-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes (Draft)

    2008-11-10 PSF Board Meeting Minutes (Draft) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 10, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 10 November 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3  &nbs...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...combines elements from several major programming paradigms (procedural, functional and object-oriented) with an elegant syntax that is easy on the eyes and easy to learn and use. While we believe that Python is a good starting point, undoubtedly we will learn that improvements are possible. As part of our research, we will evaluate the effectiveness of Python for education and use by beginners, and design improvements or alternatives. We expect that the fruits of our research will be demo...

  • 2008-07-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-07-14 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors July 14, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 14 July 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Status of Past...

  • 2008-08-11 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-08-11 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 11, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 11 August 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Status of ...

  • 2008-09-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-09-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors September 8, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:03 UTC, 8 September 2008. David Goodger presided at the meeting (in Steve Holden's absence) and prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3 &...

  • 2009-03-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2009-03-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 12, 2009 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:02 UTC, 12 March 2009. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Votes Taken ...

  • Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation Written by Stephan Deibel, Chairman of the Board, Python Software Foundation. A version of this article was originally published in The Python Papers volume 2, issue 4. Last updated March 2008 Introduction “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 the international community of Python programmers.” The Python Software Foundatio...

  • 2008-06-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-06-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors June 16, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 16 June 2008. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Status of Pa...

  • 2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2008-12-08 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 8, 2008 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 8 December 2008. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Actions ...

  • 2009-01-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2009-01-12 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors January 12, 2009 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 17:00 UTC, 12 January 2009. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. David Goodger prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Minutes of Past Meetings 3   Votes Ta...

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