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  • Python Success Stories

    ...library or a database library, the developers of those projects have always been willing to provide an answer quickly. This has been invaluable as a time saver, and in keeping development costs down. Jython - Jython is an implementation of Python that is written in Java and runs on the Java Virtual Machine. It provides a powerful tool for scripting Java, and a more productive way to develop components for use in a Java system. For Gusto.com, Jython has bridged the gap between the front-end Java-...

  • PSF Distinguished Service Awards

    ...library ecosystem) freely accessible to everyone worldwide. Ewa’s leadership has left an incredible mark on the PSF’s history, and her work has set us up for a future that once felt unimaginable. Van Lindberg Van Lindberg, a longtime member of the PSF Board, has been recognized with the PSF’s Distinguished Service Award. Van was the co-chair and then Chair of PyCon from 2008-2012, served on the PSF Board for over a decade (2012–2023), including four years as Chair (2012–2016) and seven years as ...

  • Release – Python 2.2.0

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    Released: Dec. 21, 2001

    Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is included in Python 2.4.4 and Python 2.5. If you need to remain with Python 2.2, there's a patch available …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b3

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    Released: June 27, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b3, is the third of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.5

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    Released: June 11, 2025

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.5 is the fifth maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.5 is an expedited release to fix …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.7

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    Released: Aug. 14, 2025

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.7 is an expedited release to fix …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.9

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    Released: Oct. 14, 2025

    This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Note: This is Python 3.13.9, a maintenance release for Python 3.13. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. 3.13.9 is an expedited release containing a fix …

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  • Python 2.2

    ...library. It has been renamed to the email package, and there have been some API changes. Fredrik Lundh's xmlrpclib is now a standard library module. This provides full client-side XML-RPC support. A server class is also provided (module SimpleXMLRPCServer). Large file support is now enabled on Win32 and Win64 platforms, and automatically configured (at least on Linux and Solaris). Other sources of information on 2.2 Unifying types and classes in Python 2.2 by Guido ...

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

    ...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 Basic. The language is the basis of mission-critical applications used by tens of thousands of companies and organizations worldwide, and its user base is growing rapidly. P...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0a4

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    Released: Feb. 15, 2024

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13 Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a4, is the fourth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 31-May-2003 May 31, 2003 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION (PSF) ANNOUNCES PYTHON VERSION 2.2.3 New release enhances powerful programming language FREDERICKSBURG, Va., [May 31, 2003] -- The Python Software Foundation announces the release of version 2.2.3 of the Python programming language. This maintenance release introduces over 120 enhancements to the language and its extensive standard libraries...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 19-Dec-2003

    ...library. 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 base is growing rapidly. Python is increasingly used in large system development to decrease software costs, mitigate risk, and meet ag...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...library along with an open source package of supporting modules. Tkinter is included in all standard Python installations. "USA is pleasantly surprised by how much quality software we can deliver," Friedrich says. "And each time we demonstrate success with Python, we add a few more believers to my growing list!" About the Author Dan Shafer is a freelance author and sometime Python coder who hangs out on California's central coast. He is a member of the PythonCard Open Sourc...

  • Python Distutils-SIG: Design Proposal

    ...library files build_platlib - where to put platform-dependent library files build_exe - where to put executable programs (ie. scripts) build_html - where to put processed documentation (HTML) Installation directories (under sysconfig.LIBDEST by default) install_lib install_platlib install_exe install_html ...well, that's a start. The Distutils' point of...

  • Python Distutils-SIG: Design Proposal

    ...library files build_platlib - where to put platform-dependent library files build_exe - where to put executable programs (ie. scripts) build_html - where to put processed documentation (HTML) Installation directories (under sysconfig.LIBDEST by default) install_lib install_platlib install_exe install_html ...well, that's a start. The Distutils' point of...

  • Download Python for other platforms

    Download Python for other platforms Python has been ported to a number of specialized and/or older platforms, listed below in alphabetical order. Note that these ports often lag well behind the latest Python release. Python for AIX AIX binary packages for Python are available from IBM AIX Toolbox in RPM format. They can be installed using dnf package manager. Visit the Get Started page for more details. Python for HP-UX You can purchase ActivePython (commercial and community versions, in...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...library. Such modules include some of the Python standard library, such as cmath, array, parser, and subprocess. Much of this missing functionality is compensated for by the availability of equivalent .NET libraries, however this obviously damages the credibility of IronPython as a plug-in alternative implementation. Perhaps more significantly for us, this also precludes some commonly-used 3rd-party modules such as NumPy and SciPy. Many of our clients would like to use these with Resolver One. R...

  • Release – Python 3.9.7

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    Released: Aug. 30, 2021

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.7, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. There's been …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.12

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    Released: March 23, 2022

    This is the twelfth maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.12, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. This is …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: June 5, 2024

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b2, is the second of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to …

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