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  • Download Python Sources

    Download Python Sources For most Unix systems, you must download and compile the source code (see the latest releases). The same source code archive can also be used to build the Windows and Mac versions, and is the starting point for ports to all other platforms. You can browse the sources online through the repository viewer. If you want to help with the Python Project, see the Python Developer's Guide.

  • Unpacking Archives

    Unpacking Archives Downloads available from python.org may be of many different types. The following provides a bit of information about them, and what applications can be used to unpack them. .tar.bz2 These files are TAR archives that have been compressed using the bzip2 application. Most Unix users will want to use these, as they offer the best compression and the tools to work with them are likely already installed. Windows users may want to install the bzip2 tools on their systems as wel...

  • Python for Windows

    Python for Windows Python for Microsoft Windows (XP and later releases) Python releases include an excellent Windows installer. See the individual releases for details. You may also wish to download pywin32, Mark Hammond's add-on that includes the Win32 API, COM support, and Pythonwin extensions. It's available from the pywin32 project on SourceForge. Alternative Packages for Windows. ActiveState ActivePython (commercial and community versions, including scientific computing modules). Ac...

  • News Archive

    News Archive Old Events, security, jobs, announcements etc.

  • Python Security

    Python Security Reporting security issues with PyPI or a project hosted on PyPI See the security issue information for pypi.org here. Reporting security issues The Python Software Foundation and the Python developer community take security vulnerabilities very seriously. A Python Security Response Team (PSRT) has been formed that does triage on all reported vulnerabilities and works to resolve them. To reach the response team, send email to security at python dot org. Only the response te...

  • PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings

    PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings <h2>PSF-2006-001 - Buffer overrun in repr() for UCS-4 encoded unicode strings</h2> <hr> <h3>Python Security Advisory</h3> <pre><b> Advisory ID: <a href="/files/news/security/PSF-2006-001/PSF-2006-001.txt">PSF-2006-001</a> Issue Date: October 12, 2006 Product: Python Versions: 2.2, 2.3 prior to 2.3.6, 2.4 prior to 2.4.4, wide unicode (UCS-4) build...

  • Contributing to the PSF

    Contributing to the PSF NOTE: The easiest and fastest way to sign a Contributor Agreement with the Python Software Foundation is to do it while you are submitting your first change to a Python-owned repository on GitHub. That's the recommended way as it is fully automated. The Contributor Agreement page you're looking at now is mainly intended for signing Contributor Agreements on behalf of organizations. The Contributor Agreement form hosted here is manually reviewed which takes time to...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement

    PSF Contributor Agreement Contributor Agreement NOTE: The easiest and fastest way to sign a Contributor Agreement with the Python Software Foundation is to do it while you are submitting your first change to a Python-owned repository on GitHub. That's the recommended way as it is fully automated. The Contributor Agreement page you're looking at now is mainly intended for signing Contributor Agreements on behalf of organizations. This form is manually reviewed which takes time to pro...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Jython Contributor Agreement for Jython This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to li...

  • PSF Contributor Agreement for Python

    PSF Contributor Agreement for Python Contributor Agreement This Contributor Agreement is between Python Software Foundation (“PSF”) and the individual or other entity identified below (“the Contributor”): Contributor: __________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Contributor offers to license certa...

  • Organizations Cooperating with the Python Software Foundation

    Organizations Cooperating with the Python Software Foundation The Python Software Foundation cooperates with the following organizations, who share the PSF's interest in Python and free software: ZEUUX Python African Tour

  • Diversity

    Diversity On October 12, 2009, the Board of the Python Software Foundation adopted the following Diversity Statement: The Python Software Foundation and the global Python community welcome and encourage participation by everyone. Our community is based on mutual respect, tolerance, and encouragement, and we are working to help each other live up to these principles. We want our community to be more diverse: whoever you are, and whatever your background, we welcome you. For additional resource...

  • Python Software Foundation: Donate via PayPal

    Python Software Foundation: Donate via PayPal If you are not automatically forwarded to PayPal, click here to donate.

  • PSF Membership Application for Nominated Member

    PSF Membership Application for Nominated Member To be eligible for membership in the Python Software Foundation as a nominated member, a person must be nominated by a current member of the corporation. A nominated member will be admitted upon receipt of this completed application and a majority vote of the existing members of the corporation. See the PSF Membership FAQ for details. Name: ___________________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________...

  • Conversion to Emeritus PSF Membership

    Conversion to Emeritus PSF Membership The PSF needs active members. Active members represent the Python community and, at minimum, participate in the annual PSF members' meetings. If you are unable to participate actively, please consider conversion to emeritus membership. Inactive members make progress difficult for the PSF. PSF members' meetings require a quorum, a minimum number of members who attend in person or vote by proxy/absentee ballot. Some decisions require a two-thirds majorit...

  • PSF Advocacy Initiative

    PSF Advocacy Initiative In 2006 and 2007, the PSF funded an Advocacy Coordinator to build an advocacy initiative for the Python community. See the advocacy coordinator wiki page for details. Documents found here: Initial proposal (first six months) Updated task list (second six months) Renewal contract (second six months)

  • Python Software Foundation: Call for Grant Proposals 2004

    Python Software Foundation: Call for Grant Proposals 2004 The Python Software Foundation is seeking grant proposals for projects related to the further development of Python, Python-related technology, and educational resources. The PSF plans to issue calls for proposals regularly. Proposals should be for specific projects with a clear objective, rather than support for ongoing activities. Proposals should be brief (a few pages of text), and they should explain: what the objective of the proj...

  • In 2004, the PSF selected three grant proposals to fund. One of them, "Moving Jython Forward", was only partially completed by Brian Zimmer due to a job change. Some time later, Frank Wierzbicki offered to take over maintenance of the Jython project, but he found that he had under-estimated the amount of work necessary when taking over the proposal from Brian, and he did not make as much progress as he had wanted to. Martin von Löwis, the Grants Committee chair, has since discuss...

  • PSF Meetings

    PSF Meetings PSF Meetings are covered by the bylaws.

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 6-Mar-2001

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 6-Mar-2001 Python Software Foundation Launched New Organization to Promote Open Source Programming Language LONG BEACH, CA March 6, 2001 - At the ninth Python Conference, Guido van Rossum announced the launch of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). Modeled after the successful Apache Software Foundation, the PSF's mandate is to provide educational, legal and financial resources to the Python community. Responsible for holding Python's inte...

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