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Bylaws Changes Proposed for 2009 PSF Members' Meeting Proposed Changes to the Bylaws of the Python Software Foundation For Consideration at the 2009 Members' Meeting March 27, 2009 Proposed new bylaws (text source) Copy of old bylaws, as they existed prior to the proposed changes (text source) Description of differences between old & new bylaws (unified diff & context diff) Current bylaws
Changes to PSF Bylaws for the March 2009 Members' Meeting The changes made in the proposed revisions can be summarized as follows: Explicitly allow for electronic meetings and electronic signing. Fix some procedural problems like needing officers for committees, and some notice requirements or requirements for holding next board or members meetings that were too short in time. Change sponsor members so they are voting members only optionally, if they designate a voting representative. Al...
Miscellaneous PSF Reports PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code
PSF participation in the 2007 Google Summer of Code James Tauber, PSF Administrator for the 2007 Google Summer of Code 2007-12-12 SUMMARY 2007 was another successful year for the PSF's participation in the Google Summer of Code. We received 67 valid applications and were allocated 34 slots by Google. 51 people signed up to be mentors and 30 of those ended up mentoring a student. We approved 32 applications of which 25 were successful. At least a third of the students continue to have some i...
PSF Sponsorship The PSF is the primary source of funds and resources for furthering the development and adoption of Python. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Check out our sponsor application. Participation in the PSF Sponsorship Plan provides a way for corporations and individuals to contribute substantially to the ongoing support of the Foundation. (As distinct from one-time donations.) In return, the PSF will officially acknowledge your donation via various methods appropriate to your spons...
PSF Trademark Usage Policy PSF Trademark Policy and Guidelines In case you have questions regarding our trademark policy, please check our PSF Trademark FAQ or contact the PSF Trademarks Committee for help. Introduction This document outlines the policy of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") regarding the use of its trademarks. Any use of any PSF trademark must be in accordance with this policy. "Python" is a registered trademark of the PSF. The Python logos (in severa...
Volunteer The Python Software Foundation needs your help building infrastructure for the PSF and PyCon US, helping with fundraising and advocacy, and running important parts of the Python community (mailing lists, website, job board, etc). You can help out by signing up the psf-volunteers mailing list, which puts you in a pool of people that receive requests from the PSF board when there is work to be done that we cannot handle ourselves. Sign up here! Don't worry if you won't always be availa...
Payment Options The PSF offers several payment methods. Please review the options below including specific details the PSF needs to process payments and contact accounting@python.org with any questions. PayPal for US or international payments Zelle for US domestic bank accounts ACH for US domestic bank accounts Wire transfer for international payments Wise for international payments Physical check in USD The PSF does not issue funds in cash. The PSF does not accept cryptocurrency at this t...
Search Python Resources <H1>Search Python Resources</H1> These are minimalistic quick search forms. For more elaborate interfaces, click on the "advanced search" links below.<P> <FORM method="GET" ACTION="http://www.google.com/search"> <P> Search the <A HREF="http://www.python.org">Python Website</A> using <img border="0" src="/images/Google_Logo_25wht.gif" alt="Google" align=&qu...
Python Software Foundation: Treasurer's Report (December 2003) The Python Software Foundation Treasurer's Report December 2003 Outstanding Issues Need to update address & fax number on all PSF forms All Directors and Officers should verify their address is correct in the PSF CVS repository: psf/bod-addresses.txt This information is required for our yearly corporate filings. Vote on BizRate.com becoming pending sponsor as of Jan 1 (or Oct 1) Vote on...
Python Success Stories Background Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was started in 1975 by filmmaker George Lucas, in order to create the special effects for the original Star Wars film. Since then, ILM has grown into a visual effects powerhouse that has contributed not just to the entire Star Wars series, but also to films as diverse as Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Terminator 2. ILM has won numerous Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects...
Python Success Stories Summary XIST is a XML transformation engine written completely in Python at LivingLogic AG, a software development company specializing in web technology. XIST was designed to facilitate the task of creating and maintaining large web sites. Background Soon after we began creating web pages in 1994, it became clear that typing HTML files by hand is tedious and cumbersome, and we began to search for tools to simplify the repetitive task of HTML generation. Early on, we ...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 1st Annual Meeting The members of the Python Software Foundation (the "Corporation") held its first annual meeting on March 5, 2001 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif. Greg Stein, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the meeting. The following members, constituting a quorum of the members according to the Bylaws, attended the meeting: David Ascher Fred L...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (August 13, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors August 13, 2002. A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:05 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following Board members were present: Tim...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 10, 2002) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors September 10, 2002. A regular regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 1:10 pm EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following Board members were present: Ti...
Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (September 9, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors September 9, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 17:00 GMT. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were presen...
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Current Pre-release Testing Versions This is a list of the current pre-release development versions available for testing. These are preview releases, and their use is not recommended in production settings. Consider your needs carefully before using a version other than the current production versions. Please report any bugs in these versions of Python to the Python issue tracker. See here for more information on reporting issues. Python 3.14.0rc3
Audio/Video Instructional Materials for Python audio, video, instructional material, python, podcast, podcasts A growing body of podcasts, screencasts and video presentations for the Python community. There is a growing body of podcasts, screencasts and video presentations for the Python community. This page collects some of the best. Podcast Repositories core.py Pablo Galindo and Ćukasz Langa talk about Python internals, because they work on Python internals. PyPodcats Hidden Figures of Pyt...
Creating And Distributing Your Own Screencasts screencasts, python For users of Windows, there are instructions and a video on how to get starting using the free, GPL'd CamStudio software. Note: The difference between a screencast and a video is a semantic one, but generally a screencast is a video lecture that focuses on looking at actual source code or other such text on the presenter's desktop. A video, as the term is used here, is usually shot with a standalone camera of a presenter talk...
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