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  • Python Documentation Index

    ...Python code runs too slow. Metaclass Programming in Python 1.5 Warning: reading this document may cause your brain to explode. Built-in Package Support in Python 1.5 The most official documentation for the new package features in Python 1.5. Standard Exception Classes in Python 1.5 The most official documentation for the new exception features in Python 1.5. (Updated for Python 1.5.2 by Barry Warsaw.) Glue It All Together With Python A position paper I wrote for and presented at the OMG-DAR...

  • Python 2.3

    ...Python 2.2 in more detail. A detailed list of the changes is in the release notes, or the Misc/NEWS file in the source distribution. For the full list of changes, you can poke around in CVS. The PSF's press release announcing 2.3. Documentation The documentation has been updated too: Browse HTML on-line Download using HTTP. The interim documentation for new-style classes, last seen for Python 2.2.3, is still relevant for Python 2.3. In addition, The Pytho...

  • Help

    ...Python core, see the Python Developer's Guide. To contribute to the official Python documentation, use the Issue Tracker to contribute a documentation patch. See also the guide to Helping with Documentation. To contribute to the official Python website, see the About the Python Web Site page or read the developer guide on Read the Docs. To announce your module or application to the Python community, use comp.lang.python.announce (or via email, python-announce@python.org, if you lack news ac...

  • Python 2.6.2 Release

    Python 2.6.2 Release Python 2.6.2 Python 2.6.2 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Py...

  • Release – Python 2.6.2

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    Released: April 14, 2009

    Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.6rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 11, 2019

    Note Python 3.8 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. We plan to continue to provide bugfix releases for 3.7.x until mid 2020 and security fixes until mid 2023. Python 3.7.6rc1 is the release candidate preview …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python? The author had two reasons to undertake this project: To save time keeping up with IT related news. To learn Python. DevNet is a fairly simple application, so it was appropriate as a first project while learning Python. The first prototype version of DevNet used Quixote's PTL for templating and had no database. Python made development of this prototype very rapid, despite the author's initial unfamiliarity with the language. After this was completed, the rapid development nature of Py...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc1

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    Released: July 22, 2025

    It's the first 3.14 release candidate! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc1/ This is the first release candidate of Python 3.14 This release, 3.14.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.2

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    Released: Dec. 24, 2018

    Note: The release you are looking at is a bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Among the …

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  • Python.org Maintenance and Administration

    ...Python documentation (and lots of other stuff!) end up at this address eventually. This is for both the standard documentation bundled with Python and the Python Documentation section on python.org. Mail sent to this address is forwarded directly to Fred Drake. spam Use this address for reporting spam that makes it through the spam filters on python.org. It's best if you attach the faulty message rather than forwarding it. virus Use this address for reporting viruses that make it through the ...

  • DO-SIG - Python Distributed Objects Special Interest Group

    ...Python Distributed Objects Special Interest Group Python Distributed Objects Special Interest Group This SIG provides a forum for discussion of issues concerning the use of Distributed Object technologies with Python. It is specifically charged with developing a CORBA binding for Python and submitting it to the OMG for standardisation. This specification has been adopted by OMG. Here are example topic issues. Subscribing ...

  • Release – Python 3.7.7

    Version: None

    Released: March 10, 2020

    Note: The release you are looking at is a bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. The Python …

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  • Using Windows Installer

    ...Python installation. For example, a different installation drive can be specified with TARGETDIR=R:\python24 The default TARGETDIR is [WindowsVolume]Python<version>. Due to a bug in python-2.4.msi, installing into a target dir that has a space in its name causes the IDLE and pydoc shortcuts to fail. Installation for All Users Adding ALLUSERS=1 causes an installation for all users. By default, the non-interactive installation install the package just for the curre...

  • Python 2.1 license

    ...Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is o...

  • Release – Python 3.8.0

    Version: None

    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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  • Python 2.0.1 license

    ...Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.0.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, including Python 2.0.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is o...

  • Python 2.1.1 license

    ...Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is o...

  • Python 2.1.2 license

    ...Python license. Python 1.6.1 is essentially the same as Python 1.6, with a few minor bug fixes, and with a different license that enables later versions to be GPL-compatible. Python 2.1 is a derivative work of Python 1.6.1, as well as of Python 2.0. After Python 2.0 was released by BeOpen.com, Guido van Rossum and the other PythonLabs developers joined Digital Creations. All intellectual property added from this point on, starting with Python 2.1 and its alpha and beta releases, is o...

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