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  • Structured Text Formatting Rules

    ...Python doc strings so that they may be marked up in a reasonable manner. People developing other automated tools may think about adopting this standard as well. Feel free to discuss this in the doc-sig list. By and large we have decided to use the Structured Text approach offered by Jim Fulton. We have added to and modified it slightly for the needs of gendoc. In the text below I have borrowed heavily from Jim's description of Structured Text. ...

  • Release – Python 3.10.3

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    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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  • Release – Python 3.13.0a5

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    Released: March 12, 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, 3.13.0a5, is the fifth of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Release – Python 2.5.5

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    Released: Jan. 31, 2010

    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 releases fixes issues with the logging, tarfile …

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  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction Wing IDE is a commercial integrated development environment for the Python programming language. Wing provides developers with a full-featured source editor, debugger, code browser, and many other tools specifically designed for use with Python. Wing works with all forms of Python, whether running as a stand-alone app, under a web server, or in a custom embedded scripting environment. Several GUI layers (wxPython, PyQt, PyGTK, and Tkinter) are supported, as...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0a5

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    Released: Feb. 2, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10 Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Python 3.10 is still in development. This release, 3.10.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current …

  • Python Success Stories

    ...Python I had used Python for small scripting projects before, and liked its quick-off-the-blocks feel. It would provide me with a malleable environment in which to experiment with features, to see what Nat would find interesting. Although this was an at-home project to be used only by my son, it shared issues with larger, supposedly more serious projects: unclear requirements, unpredictable customers, and limited developer resources. The most important concern to me in choosing the developmen...

  • Release – Python 3.10.4

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    Released: March 24, 2022

    This is the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.4 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. This is a special release that fixes a regression introduced by BPO 46968 which caused Python to no …

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  • Release – Python 3.10.1

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    Released: Dec. 6, 2021

    This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.1 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.5

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    Released: June 6, 2022

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.5 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.6

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    Released: Aug. 2, 2022

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.6 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.7

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    Released: Sept. 6, 2022

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.7 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.8

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 11, 2022

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.8 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.9

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    Released: Dec. 6, 2022

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.8 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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  • Release – Python 3.10.10

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    Released: Feb. 8, 2023

    This is the tenth maintenance release of Python 3.10 Python 3.10.10 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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  • Giving Tuesday Fundraiser

    ...Python documentation, fiscal sponsorships, software development, and community projects. Your contributions help fund the critical tools you use every day.  It's easy to donate Click here to make a one-time or recurring donation. If you’re an existing PSF Supporting Member and would like to make your support recurring, log into your account and click “Auto-Renewal”. If you’re an existing Supporting Member and would like to support the PSF beyond your $99 annual fee, use this donation page to s...

  • Python 3.0 Release

    Python 3.0 Release Python 3.0 Python 3.0 is end-of-lifed with the release of Python 3.1. All users of Python 3.0.x should upgrade to the most recent version of Python 3; please see the downloads pages. Python 3.0 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 3.0.1 instead. Python 3.0 final was released on December 3rd, 2008. Python 3.0 (a.k.a. "Python 3000" or "Py3k") is a new version of the language that is incompatible with the 2.x line ...

  • Release – Python 3.0.0

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    Released: Dec. 3, 2008

    Python 3.0 final was released on December 3rd, 2008. Python 3.0 (a.k.a. "Python 3000" or "Py3k") is a new version of the language that is incompatible with the 2.x line of releases. The language is mostly the same, but many details, especially how built-in objects like dictionaries and …

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  • Python 3.1.1 Release

    Python 3.1.1 Release Python 3.1.1 Python 3.1.1 has been superseded by 3.1.2. You can download 3.1.2. Python 3.1.1 was released on August 17th, 2009. Python 3.1 is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type Various optimizations to the int type New unittest features including test skipping and new assert methods. A much faster io module Tile support for Tkinter A pure Pyth...

  • Python 3.1.2 Release

    ...Python reference implementation of the import statement New syntax for nested with statements See these resources for further information: What's New in 3.1? What's new in Python 3000 Python 3.1.2 Change Log Online Documentation Conversion tool for Python 2.x code: 2to3 Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Help fund Python and its community by donating to the Python Software Foundation. Download This is a production release. Please report any bugs you may encounter to http://bugs.python....

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