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  • Bugs in Python 2.3.2

    ...about INET_ADDRSTRLEN. A <a href="sgi-socketmodule.patch">patch</a> for this is here. </ul> <a name="test"><h4>Test suite bugs</h4></a> <p>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. <ul> <li>The test for the ossaudiodev modu...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...about any fast runtime data structure in a snap. This further reduces the amount of support code you need to write. 4) Extensive standard library -- Python comes with a vast standard library supporting everything from string and regular expression processing to XML parsing and generation, Web services tools, and internet protocol support. Many common programming tasks have already been built into the standard library, making it possible to do more with less code. Third-party modules are also ava...

  • About the Python Web Site

    About the Python Web Site Use the Python logo on your own pages. Reporting Problems To report a bug or to suggest an enhancement, please use the pythondotorg issue tracker. If you're reporting a problem (a broken link, typo, formatting glitch, etc), please include the URL of the affected page. Note that this address is only for problems with the main python.org website. For problems with PyPI please use the PyPI bug tracker. Joining the python.org Team This website is maintained by voluntee...

  • 2012-06-18 & 2012-06-25 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...about the PSF conference kits. We'd like to cover what the plans are for them and perhaps get pictures of a setup once they are available. We will be reaching out to Armin Rigo to ask about our funding of PyPy's STM project, how it's going, how the sponsorship will help, etc. As far as the ongoing projects for the month are concerned, he reported: As details surface about the Raspberry Pi purchase and distribution, we'll be writing about them. A plan for distribution is due out soon which we...

  • Bugs in Python 2.4

    ...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...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 8, 2001)

    ...about valid ways for the members to vote. Action Item: Greg Stein will determine how to vote in new members under the Bylaws. The Board reach a basic consensus that it wanted to enable some kind of email or electronic voting, provided that it is legally allowed. The Board expressed an intent to change the Bylaws at its next meeting, when the text of the necessary changes will be provided. Action Item: Paul Everitt will determine the conditions under which the Board can amend the By...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 10, 2004)

    ...about 1023 progress. Jeremy volunteered to scan the documents sometime during this week. Martin asked how the grant committee should deal with the potential of projects that get half-completed; in particular, what should be done about funds that already have been paid? The board agreed that the projects should have milestones which should be prerequisites to payments; then it would be no problem if only partial results are achieved. 8. Adjournment Their being no further business, Stephan adj...

  • PSF Newsletter Signup

    ...about our privacy practices, please visit our website. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='NICKNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='FUL...

  • Python Special Interest Groups

    Python Special Interest Groups About There are a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for focused collaborative efforts to develop, improve, or maintain specific Python resources. Each SIG has a charter, a coordinator, a mailing list, and a directory on the Python website. SIG membership is informal, defined by subscription to the SIG's mailing list. Anyone can join a SIG, and participate in the development discussions via the SIG's mailing list. Below is the list of currently active ...

  • Release – Python 2.7.6

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 10, 2013

    Note: Python 2.7.6 has been superseded by Python 2.7.8. Python 2.7.6 was released on November 10, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. Most importantly, it resolves an issue that caused the interactive prompt to crash on OS X 10.9. It also includes numerous bugfixes over 2.7.5. Download …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.4

    Version: None

    Released: April 6, 2013

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.5, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.4 was released on April 6, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It includes hundreds of bugfixes over 2.7.3. About the 2.7 release series Among the features and …

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  • Python.org Maintenance and Administration

    Python.org Maintenance and Administration Warning This document is outdated. Please visit https://pythondotorg.readthedocs.io/ for up-to-date information about maintaining python.org. Python.org Maintenance and Administration This document is incomplete; we're updating it as questions come up. If you have questions, try the webmaster alias first, then pydotorg-www if you don't get a response. Getting Started To learn how to maintain the Python.org website, please read the Python.org Websi...

  • Python 2.7.4 Release

    Python 2.7.4 Release Python 2.7.4 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.5, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.4 was released on April 6, 2013. This is a 2.7 series bugfix release. It includes hundreds of bugfixes over 2.7.3. About the 2.7 release series Among the features and improvements to Python 2.6 introduced in the 2.7 series are An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skipping, new assert methods, and test disc...

  • Python 2.7.6 Release

    ...About the 2.7 release series Among the features and improvements to Python 2.6 introduced in the 2.7 series are An ordered dictionary type New unittest features including test skipping, new assert methods, and test discovery A much faster io module Automatic numbering of fields in the str.format() method Float repr improvements backported from 3.x Tile support for Tkinter A backport of the memoryview object from 3.x Set literals Set and dictionary comprehensions Dictionary views New syntax for ...

  • 2012-04-30 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...about Python's use in schools from David Coopersmith along with a student of his named Isaac. The same story involves some praise for the trademark committee, which may or may not go into the same post. Community service award posts for Audrey Roy and Carl Trachte. 3. Post information about this summer's PyGames contest for students (http://www.summerpygames.org/). As far as the ongoing projects for the month are concerned, he reported: Brian Curtin is working on a post about the video equi...

  • Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    ...about the nature and purpose of trademarks, and they are often incorrectly viewed as incompatible with open source. This is simply not true. Trademarks are another way to help keep Python free and open for all to use, and protecting the trademarks helps to prevent confusion about the nature and purpose of Python. For example, if an entirely different programming language were named "Python" or even "Python Plus", it could cause considerable confusion, making life more difficu...

  • Archive 2018: Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    ...about the nature and purpose of trademarks, and they are often incorrectly viewed as incompatible with open source. This is simply not true. Trademarks are another way to help keep Python free and open for all to use, and protecting the trademarks helps to prevent confusion about the nature and purpose of Python. For example, if an entirely different programming language were named "Python" or even "Python Plus", it could cause considerable confusion, making life more difficu...

  • Python 1.6 License FAQ

    ...about those! First, about the "click to accept" business. What if I have a derivative work that has no GUI? As the text says, "COPYING, INSTALLING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE" also constitutes agreement to the terms of the license, so there is no requirement to use the click to accept button if that is not appropriate. CNRI prefers to offer the software via the Internet by first presenting the License and having a prospective user click an Accept button. Others may offer it in di...

  • Python 1.6 License FAQ

    ...about those! First, about the "click to accept" business. What if I have a derivative work that has no GUI? As the text says, "COPYING, INSTALLING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE" also constitutes agreement to the terms of the license, so there is no requirement to use the click to accept button if that is not appropriate. CNRI prefers to offer the software via the Internet by first presenting the License and having a prospective user click an Accept button. Others may offer it in di...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 13, 2005)

    ...about trademarks. N. Norwitz mentioned that he never heard much response about being more aggressive in trying to get python.com. He asked if the board cares, and is it worth the effort and cost of asking the lawyer to try. T. Peters recalled that CNRI tried pushing for python.com before, with no luck. S. Holden remarked that the PSF either has to pursue this aggressively (which will need deep pockets) or forget it. He'd like to see the current occupants moved off Python.com, but doesn't know...

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