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  • Python Success Stories

    ...about the class structure, the calling code is even readable. But the size of this code isn't the real shocker. Brace yourself: this code only took me about ninety minutes to write -- and it worked correctly the first time I ran it. To say I was astonished would have been positively wallowing in understatement. It's remarkable enough when implementations of simple techniques work exactly as expected the first time; but my first metaclass hack in a new language, six days from a cold standing star...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, December 13, 2005

    ...about putting a test server up. A. Kuchling replied that we can certainly create a test server, but Tim hasn't asked him to do anything in particular. D. Goodger volunteered to help with Mac OS X, and commented that the redesign should be up & running before PyCon. S. Holden replied that it must be up before PyCon, but there isn't much to do now. S. Holden said he would speak with Tim Parkin and they would contact A. Kuchling about setting up a publicly-visible test server. Then help coul...

  • Progenv SIG - Python programming-environment issues

    ...about active and inactive lists. This list was intended for the discussion of the issues concerning the Python programming environment - the facilities, including editors, interpreter, debuggers, browsers, documentation, and so forth, instrumental in the actual act of Python programming. Discussions may cover use of and problems with existing facilities, as well as efforts to produce new tools and solutions. The overall orientation is to foster the development of this pro...

  • Thread-SIG - SIG on Process Threading in Python

    ...about active and inactive lists. This list's mission is to improve the status of threading in Python. Specifically: Python will have a sufficiently powerful threading interface that users can concentrate on using threads rather than writing threading tools. There will be sufficient Python threading documentation. Python should support threading well on every platform with decent native OS support. There should be some ...

  • Release – Python 3.7.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 19, 2017

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.7 Major new features of the 3.7 series, compared to 3.6 Python 3.7 is still in development. This releasee, 3.7.0a1 is the first of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

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  • Bugs in Python 2.5

    ...about "@LongLink: invalid file type" or similar, you'll need to get GNU tar. Some tests may unexpectedly fail on certain platforms. Here are failures that we know (something) about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on *nix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to in...

  • Bugs in Python 2.5.1

    ...about "@LongLink: invalid file type" or similar, you'll need to get GNU tar. Some tests may unexpectedly fail on certain platforms. Here are failures that we know (something) about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on *nix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to in...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (November 11, 2003)

    ...about such activities. Guido remarked that the next priority should be the papers deadline. Thomas reported on the progress of the website committee. He apologized for not dealing with the corporate links discussion, and reported that the PWC has not done very much. The committee should not do the redesign itself, but merely oversee it, and give feedback to the web designers. Guido commented that the committee apparently did not even do that. Jeremy asked whether Kevin Altis is still involved; ...

  • About the Python Software Foundation

    About the Python Software Foundation The Python Software Foundation is the organization behind the open source Python programming language. We are devoted to creating the conditions for Python and the Python community to grow and thrive. We fulfill our mission through these core activities: Infrastructure STRUCTURE AND STABILITY SO THE PYTHON LANGUAGE, ITS CONTRIBUTORS, AND USERS CAN THRIVE. We distribute Python, free of charge and available to all, for ever. We are the stewards of Python int...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...about implementation details for any specific table. The API also uses meta-data to automatically validate and convert values passed to the database. This is done by a "normalizer" function that converts the Python data types being passed through the API into valid SQL values. The function also verifies types and formats that are not necessarily checked by the database or by Python, such as phone numbers and ZIP codes. Reusing Objects Everywhere Once the database API was complete, w...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, November 8, 2005

    ...about the python.com domain (carried forward). Originally from September 2005, Section 10.2, Open Source Foundations Meeting at EuroOSCON: M. von Lรถwis will report about the event to psf-board. Status: done (discussed in Open Source Foundations Meeting at EuroOSCON below). The following action items originated with the October 2005 meeting, as highlighted in the minutes: Section 4, Public Support Committee: N. Norwitz will investigate setting up a weekly or monthly donation report via email...

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

    ...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 wide range of software development tasks, including the construction of web applications, complex integrated business solutions, and large deskt...

  • Release – Python 3.7.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 17, 2017

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.7 Major new features of the 3.7 series, compared to 3.6 Python 3.7 is still in development. This releasee, 3.7.0a2, is the second of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

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  • Release – Python 3.10.3

    Version: None

    Released: March 16, 2022

    This is the third maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.3 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Among the new major new features and …

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  • Bugs in Python 2.3.5

    ...about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. The test for the ossaudiodev module hangs on some Red Hat systems. (This test is only run when regrtest.py is invoked with -u audio as argument.) test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on Unix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to indicate NIS/YP or LDAP consultation. ...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.6

    ...about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. The test for the ossaudiodev module hangs on some Red Hat systems. (This test is only run when regrtest.py is invoked with -u audio as argument.) test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on Unix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to indicate NIS/YP or LDAP consultation. ...

  • Bugs in Python 2.3.7

    ...about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. The test for the ossaudiodev module hangs on some Red Hat systems. (This test is only run when regrtest.py is invoked with -u audio as argument.) test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on Unix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to indicate NIS/YP or LDAP consultation. ...

  • Python 2.4.1 - Bugs

    ...about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on *nix systems that use a "+" at the beginning of a line in the /etc/group or /etc/passwd file to indicate NIS/YP or LDAP consultation. The bugs may also be related to duplicate id in these files. See SourceForge bug reports number 775964 and 779218. There have been some reports on Debian...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.3

    ...about "@LongLink: invalid file type" or similar, you'll need to get GNU tar. It has been reported that building Python on AIX requires you to build in 32 bit mode. Some tests may unexpectedly fail on certain platforms. Here are failures that we know (something) about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on *nix systems that us...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4.4

    ...about "@LongLink: invalid file type" or similar, you'll need to get GNU tar. It has been reported that building Python on AIX requires you to build in 32 bit mode. Some tests may unexpectedly fail on certain platforms. Here are failures that we know (something) about and intend to fix in a following patch release. These bugs may simply be in the test suite, but they may indicate bugs in Python. test_grp and test_pwd may fail. We've had reports of this on *nix systems that us...

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