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  • Python 2.2.1

    ...compiler can also build from the source tarball below.) Red Hat Linux 7.3, 7.2 and 6.2 users can download RPMs, or build from source. An SRPM is also available for other RPM-based systems, or the source tar-file can be used (see the "rpm" man page for the "-ta" options). All others should download Python-2.2.1.tgz, the source tarball, and do the usual "gunzip; tar; configure; make" dance. What's New? This being a bug-fix release, there have been no exciting new features implem...

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

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 22-Oct-2002 Python Software Foundation (PSF) Announces Python Version 2.2.2 New release enhances powerful 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 Py...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction Cog is a simple code generation tool written in Python. We use it or its results every day in the production of Kubi. Kubi is a collaboration system embodied in a handful of different products. We have a schema that describes the representation of customers' collaboration data: discussion topics, documents, calendar events, and so on. This data has to be handled in many ways: stored in a number of different data stores, shipped over the wire in an XML repr...

  • Known bugs in Python 2.2.1

    Known bugs in Python 2.2.1 <h2>Known bugs in Python 2.2.1</h2> <p>This page now exists only to clarify incompatibilities between Python version 2.2[.x] and versions before 2.2. <h3>Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and Python 2.2[.x]</h3> <p>The following visible differences between Python 2.2 and previous versions are intentional. <ul> <p><li>Not everything is listed here; for the full list see the <a href="http://cvs.source...

  • Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x]

    Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x] <h3>Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and Python 2.2[.x]</h3> <p>The following visible differences between Python 2.2 and previous versions are intentional. <ul> <p><li>Not listed here are various deprecated modules and features that may issue warnings: the warnings shouldn't affect the correct execution of your program, and they can be disabled with a command line option or programmatically; see th...

  • What's New In Python 3.0

    ...compiler. "make install" is now an alias for "make altinstall", to prevent accidentally overwriting a Python 2.x installation. Use "make fullinstall" to force Python 3.0 to be installed as "python". Issue #2544: On HP-UX systems, use 'gcc -shared' for linking when gcc is used as compiler. What's New in Python 3.0a4? Release date: 02-Apr-2008 Core and Builtins Bug #2301: Don't try decoding the source code into the original encoding for syntax errors....

  • Release – Python 2.0.1

    Version: None

    Released: June 22, 2001

    We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.6

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    Released: May 26, 2011

    This is a source-only release that only includes security fixes. The last full bug-fix release of Python 2.5 was Python 2.5.4. User are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of Python 2.7 (which is 2.7.2 at this point). This release is the final release of Python 2.5; …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0b4

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    Released: Aug. 29, 2019

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.8 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0b4 is the last of four planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0

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    Released: Oct. 14, 2019

    This is the stable release of Python 3.8.0 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.0, an outdated release. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.3rc1

    Version: None

    Released: April 29, 2020

    This is the release candidate of the third maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.3rc1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.5

    Version: None

    Released: July 20, 2020

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.5, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. 3.8.5 has …

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  • Release – Python 3.15.0a7

    Version: None

    Released: March 10, 2026

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.15 Major new features of the 3.15 series, compared to 3.14 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0a7, is the seventh of eight planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

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  • Release – Python 3.15.0a8

    Version: None

    Released: April 7, 2026

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.15 Major new features of the 3.15 series, compared to 3.14 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0a8, is the final planned alpha release. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

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  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction DevNet provides a convenient way to keep up with changes on IT related news sites, without re-visiting those sites manually to look for new articles. It acts as a gateway to multiple news sites, organizes news by topic, and keeps track of which articles have already been seen by a given user. DevNet works by watching news feeds based on Really Simple Syndication (RSS), a popular standard for syndicating web-based news. RSS packages news articles as XML docu...

  • Python 2.0.1 Release

    Python 2.0.1 Release Python 2.0.1 - a bugfix release for Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See the download page for more recent releases. We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've fixed the license: Python 2.0.1 is GPL-compatible. We took ...

  • Python 2.5.5

    Python 2.5.5 Python 2.5.5 We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.5.5, a security fix release of Python 2.5, on January 31st, 2010. Python 2.5.5 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.5.6 instead. The last binary release of Python 2.5 was 2.5.4. This is a source-only release that only includes security fixes. The last full bug-fix release of Python 2.5 was Python 2.5.4. User are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of Python 2.7 (wh...

  • Python 2.5.6

    Python 2.5.6 Python 2.5.6 We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.5.6, a security fix release of Python 2.5, on May 26th, 2011. The last binary release of Python 2.5 was 2.5.4. This is a source-only release that only includes security fixes. The last full bug-fix release of Python 2.5 was Python 2.5.4. User are encouraged to upgrade to the latest release of Python 2.7 (which is 2.7.2 at this point). This release is the final release of Python 2.5; under the current release policy...

  • Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x]

    Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x] <h3>Incompatibilties between Python 2.2.2 and Python 2.2.3</h3> <p>The following visible differences between Python 2.2.2 and Python 2.2.3 are intentional. <ul> <p><li>It is no longer possible to use object.__setattr__ to circumvent the restrictions on setting attributes of type objects. <p><li>list.extend() works with any iterable. <p><li>In pdb, you can no longer enable breakpo...

  • Release – Python 3.8.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: June 4, 2019

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.8 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0b1 is the first of four planned beta release previews. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

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