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  • Release – Python 2.4.1

    Version: None

    Released: March 30, 2005

    We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.1 (final) on March 30, 2005. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is included in Python 2.4.4 …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.2

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    Released: Sept. 27, 2005

    We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.2 (final), a bugfix release, on September 28, 2005. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is …

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  • Python 2.4

    ...local machine, then double-click python-2.4.msi to find out if your machine supports MSI. If it doesn't, you'll need to install Microsoft Installer first. Many other packages (such as Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows for...

  • Highlights: Python 2.4

    ...locals, rather than only accepting a dictionary. There's all sorts of new and shiny evil possible thanks to this little change. New or upgraded modules and packages a new subprocess module for spawning processes in a platform-independent way (see PEP 324) decimal - a new numeric type that allows for the accurate representation of floating point numbers (avoiding the problems of binary floating point) (PEP 327) os.urandom() has been added for systems that support a source of random data (ent...

  • Python 2.4.1

    ...local machine, then double-click python-2.4.1.msi to find out if your machine supports MSI. If it doesn't, you'll need to install Microsoft Installer first. Many other packages (such as Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows f...

  • Python 2.4.2 Release

    ...local machine, then double-click python-2.4.2.msi to find out if your machine supports MSI. If it doesn't, you'll need to install Microsoft Installer first. Many other packages (such as Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows f...

  • Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member!

    Support the PSF with a Donation or by becoming a Supporting Member! Donate Become a Supporting Member What does the Python Software Foundation do? The Python Software Foundation: Awards grants and provides resources for furthering the development and adoption of Python. Organizes and hosts the annual PyCon US conference. 2019 brought together 3,393 attendees from 55 countries, a new record for PyCon US! Our sponsors’ support en...

  • Release – Python 2.5.2

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    Released: Feb. 21, 2008

    Python 2.5.2 was released on February 21st, 2008. This is the second bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, over 100 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.1, many of …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.0

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    Released: Sept. 19, 2006

    Python 2.5 was released on September 19th 2006. There's a bunch of places you can look for more information on what's new in this release -- see the "What's New" section further down this page. This is a final release, and should be suitable for production use. …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.3

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    Released: Dec. 19, 2008

    Python 2.5.3 was released on December 19th, 2008. This is the last bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, about 80 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.2, many of …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.1

    Version: None

    Released: April 19, 2007

    Python 2.5.1 was released on April 18th, 2007. This is the first bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, over 150 bugs and patches have been squished since Python 2.5, including a …

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  • Release – Python 2.4.4

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 18, 2006

    Python 2.4 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. At least 80 bugs have been squished since Python 2.4.3, including a number of bugs and potential bugs found by with the Coverity and Klocwork static analysis tools. We'd like to offer our thanks to both …

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  • Release – Python 2.5.4

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 23, 2008

    This is the last bugfix release of Python 2.5. Future releases of Python 2.5 will only contain security patches; no new features are being added, and no "regular" bugs will be fixed anymore. According to the release notes, about 80 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.2, …

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  • Python 2.4.3 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

  • Python 2.4.4 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

  • Python 2.5 Release

    ...local machine, then double-click python-2.5.msi to find out if your machine supports MSI. If it doesn't, you'll need to install Microsoft Installer first. Many other packages (such as Word and Office) also include MSI, so you may already have it on your system. If not, you can download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. The new format installer allows for...

  • Python 2.5.1 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

  • Python 2.5.2 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

  • Python 2.5.3 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

  • Python 2.5.4 Release

    ...local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports MSI. Windows XP and later already have MSI; many older machines will already have MSI installed. If your machine lacks Microsoft Installer, you'll have to download it freely from Microsoft for Windows 95, 98 and Me and for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's pywin32 package, available from Sourceforge. pywin32 adds a number of Windows-specific extensions to Python, including COM support...

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