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  • PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings

    ...python-dev mailing list: <a href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-October/069260.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-October/069260.html</a></p> <p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2006-4980 to this issue.</p> <p<a href="http://www.python.org/2.4.4/">Python 2.4.4</a> and <a href="http://www.python.org/2.3.6/">Python 2.3.6&l...

  • Linux RPMs for Python 2.4

    ...python24.repo" with the following lines: [python24] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Python 2.4 baseurl=http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4/rpms/fedora-$releasever/ enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 Add the KRUD GPG key by running: "rpm --import http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4/rpms/KRUD-GPG-KEY" Install Python 2.4 by running: "yum install python2.4". Note that this will only install the base RPM, list "python2.4-devel" or other packages to install them as well....

  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python? Python was chosen for this project for a number of carefully considered reasons: Portability: We knew that we needed an extremely portable language - and Python runs everywhere. Access to Source: We knew that we wanted the source code for whatever language we chose. Forming a startup is risky enough without having to worry about being completely dependent upon somebody else to fix bugs in your tool set. Python is open source with an unrestrictive license. Ability to Integrate: We had no...

  • Python 2.4.1 - Linux RPMs

    ...Python? A. The RPMs that start with "python2.4" are built to not interfere with the system Python. They install as "/usr/bin/python2.4" and will not conflict with the system Python unless you are running on a system that ships the a version of Python which has the same major/minor number. To invoke the interpreter with these packages, you will explicitly have to run "python2.4". Note that all Python RPMs provided by Python.org and Red Hat provide a "/usr/bin/...

  • 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...

  • Help

    ...Python? Check out the Beginner's Guide. New to Python? Read the standard tutorial. Look for a suitable book from a growing list of titles. Looking for code? See the download page for links to the Python interpreter. Explore the development repository. Got a Python problem or question? First check the Python FAQs, with answers to many common, general Python questions. The Python Help category of the discuss.python.org website hosts usage questions and answers from the Python communit...

  • 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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  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    ...PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work and many pre-releases, closely coordinated with the Python developer community, Python 2.1 is ready for the w...

  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    ...PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work and many pre-releases, closely coordinated with the Python developer community, Python 2.1 is ready for the w...

  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    ...PythonLabs Releases Python 2.1</h1></center> <p>FALLS CHURCH VA (April 17, 2001) - PythonLabs and the Python Software Foundation today announced the final release of Python 2.1, a new version of the popular object-oriented programming language. Python 2.1 is the first release under the auspices of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). <p>"After months of work and many pre-releases, closely coordinated with the Python developer community, Python 2.1 is ready for the w...

  • Notes

    ...pythonw" that runs your script with an interpreter living in such a .app bundle, this interpreter should be used to run any Python script using the window manager (including Tkinter or wxPython scripts). Most of Mac/Lib has moved to Lib/plat-mac, which is again used both in MacPython-OSX and MacPython-OS9. The only modules remaining in Mac/Lib are specifically for MacPython-OS9 (CFM support, preference resources, etc). A new utility PythonLauncher will start a Python interpreter when a .py ...

  • Release – Python 2.3.7

    Version: None

    Released: March 11, 2008

    Python 2.3 is now well and truly in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added, and only security critical bugs have been fixed. This release addresses a number of cases interpreter …

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  • Python 2.4.6 Release

    ...Python-2.4.6.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.4.6.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.4.6 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and 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 detaile...

  • Release – Python 2.4.6

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 19, 2008

    This release includes just a small number of fixes, primarily preventing crashes of the interpreter in certain boundary cases. This is the last planned release in the Python 2.4 series. We have …

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  • What's New In Python 3.0

    ...python interpreter, some environment variables would grow without limit. Issue #3643: Added a few more checks to _testcapi to prevent segfaults by exploitation of poor argument checking. bsddb code updated to version 4.7.3pre2. This code is the same than Python 2.6 one, since the intention is to keep an unified 2.x/3.x codebase. The Python code is automatically translated using "2to3". Please, do not update this code in Python 3.0 by hand. Update the 2.6 one and then do "2to3"...

  • What's new in Python 2.3

    ...Python 2.3 What's new in Python 2.3 Here are the (subjective) highlights of what's new in Python 2.3. Faster According to a couple of simple benchmark, Python 2.3 is about 20-30% faster than Python 2.2.3. Some of this speed-up was obtained by removing the SET_LINENO opcodes, which means that the difference is less impressive when comparing "python -O"; the rest was various careful tune-ups. New Tools A brand new version of IDLE (from the IDLEfork project at SourceForge) is now ...

  • PSF Developers in Residence

    ...Python ecosystem they want to fill with a focused DiR, we are open to additional support for the program. We welcome you to reach out to the sponsors@python.org with inquiries or questions. Łukasz Langa Over the years as the PSF's CPython Developer in Residence, Łukasz Langa has played a key role in shaping the future of Python. He’s worked on everything from improving the user experience—like helping introduce a more modern, user-friendly Python shell—to keeping releases on track and stable. A...

  • Python 2.3.7 Release

    ...Python 2.3 is now well and truly in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added, and only security critical bugs have been fixed. This release addresses a number of cases interpreter might have crashed in certain boundary conditions. See the detailed release notes for more details. Python 2.5 and Python 2.4 are newer releases of Python. This release of the older 2.3 code is to provide bug fixes for people who are still using Python 2.3. For more information on the new features of Python 2....

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

    ...Python has met or exceeded every requirement we've had," said Steve Waterbury, Software Group Leader, NASA STEP Testbed. For more information about Python 2.3 or to download it, please visit http://www.python.org/2.3/ About Python Python is a powerful object oriented programming language that is developed and maintained by a global community of Open Source contributors, under the oversight of the Python Software Foundation. Python's unique blend of simplicity and power excels in a ...

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