The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the Python community and programming language, as well as running PyCon US. Since PyCon US 2020 was cancelled, the community has asked how the PSF’...

On behalf of the entire Python development community, and the currently serving Python release team in particular, I’m pleased to announce the release of Python 3.9.0a5. Get it here:

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-390a5/




This is a...

Débora Azevedo co-founder of PyLadies Brazil and Django Girls Natal organizer, has been awarded the Python Software Foundation Q4 2019 Community Service Award. 



Débora's outstanding contributions to the growth and support of the Pytho...

Python 3.7.7, the next bugfix release of Python 3.7, is now available. You can find the release files, a link to the changelog, and more information here:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-377/

&nb...

Originally announced at the end of 2018, a gift from Facebook Research is funding improvements for the security PyPI and its users.

What's been done

After launching a request for information and subsequent request ...

Python 3.7.7rc1, the release preview of the next maintenance release of Python 3.7, is now available for testing. Assuming no critical problems are found prior to 2020-02-10, no code changes are planned between this releas...

On behalf of the entire Python development community, and the currently serving Python release team in particular, I’m pleased to announce the release of two of the latest Python editions.

Python 3.8.2

Python 3.8.2 is the second maintenance rele...

Python 3.8.2rc2 is the second release candidate of the second maintenance release of Python 3.8. Go get it here:



https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-382rc2/


Why a second release candidate?
The major reason for RC2 is that GH-1683...

Go get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-390a3/


This is an early developer preview of Python 3.9
Python 3.9 is still in development. This releasee, 3.9.0a3 is the
third of six planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intend...

To increase the security of PyPI downloads, we have added two-factor authentication (2FA) as a login security option, and API tokens for uploading packages. This is thanks to a grant from the Open Technology Fund, coordinated by the Packaging...

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q4!


Q4 2019



Humphrey Butau


Ngazetungue Muheue

Twitter

Pablo Galindo Salgado

GitHub, Twitter

Patrick Arminio

Twitter, Personal website





Congratulations! Thank you for your c...

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On behalf of the entire Python development community, and the currently serving Python release team in particular, I'm pleased to announce the unprecedented combined release of no less than fo...

Python 3.7.6rc1 and 3.6.10rc1 are now available. 3.7.6rc1 is the release preview of the next maintenance release of Python 3.7;  3.6.10rc1 is the release preview of the next security-fix release of...

Python 3.8.1rc1 is the release candidate of the first maintenance release of Python 3.8.



The Python 3.8 series is the newest feature release of the Python language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. You can find Python 3.8.1rc1 h...

For the first time the PSF is participating in Giving Tuesday! This event is held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving - this year on December 3rd, 2019. The global celebration runs for 24 hours and begins at midnight local time.


Please donate on...

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q3!


Q3 2019



Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe

Twitter


Anton Caceres

Twitter, Website


Bruno Oliveira

GitHub


Gautier Hayoun

Twitter, Personal company website


Mahmoud Hashemi

GitHub, Blog...

Sponsors help keep PyCon affordable and accessible to the widest possible audience. Sponsors are what make this conference possible. From low ticket prices to financial aid, to video recording, the organizations who step forward to support PyCon...

There were no new changes
in version 3.5.9; 3.5.9 was released only because of a CDN caching
problem, which resulted in some users downloading a prerelease version
of the 3.5.8 .xz source tarball. Apart from the version number, 3.5.9 is
identical t...

It is that time of year and we are excited to start the official Python Developers Survey for 2019!

In 2018, the Python Software Foundation together with JetBrains conducted an official Python Developers Survey for the second time. Over 20,000 de...

During the week of September 9th to September 13th, 34 core CPython committers gathered together in the Bloomberg London headquarters for the 2019 Python core developer sprint. The core developer sprint is an annual week-long meeting in which the CPyth...

Python 3.5.8 is now available.
You can download Python 3.5.8 here.

The Python language is used around the world, and therefore so much surrounding it happens online. Python users turn to wikis, mailing lists, and forums to get their questions answered and concerns addressed. Python core developers use mailing lists to...

Python 2.7.17 is now available for download. Note Python 2.7.17 is the penultimate release in the Python 2.7 series.

Python 3.7.5 is now available, the next maintenance release of Python 3.7.  You can find the release files, a link to the changelog, and more information here:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-375/



Note that the n...

On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.8 release team, I’m pleased to announce the availability of Python 3.8.0.


Python 3.8.0 is the newest feature release of the Python language,
and it contains many new features and optimi...

Python 3.5.8rc2 is now available.
You can download Python 3.5.8rc2 here.

A release candidate for the upcoming 2.7.17 bug fix release is now available for download.

Python 3.7.5rc1 is now available for testing. 3.7.5rc1 is the release preview of the next maintenance release of Python 3.7, the latest feature release of Python. Assuming no critical problems are found prior to ...

Python 3.8.0 is almost ready. After a rather tumultuous few days, we are very happy to announce the availability of the release candidate:
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380rc1/ 



This release, 3.8.0rc1, is the final planned r...

The Python Software Foundation has been asked about Python in education quite a bit recently. People have asked, “Is there an official curriculum we can use?”, “Are there online resources?”, “Are there efforts happening to improve Python on mobile?”, a...

Pythonistas everywhere benefit when our community reflects the many backgrounds and experiences of Python’s users. However it can be challenging to participate in the community when there are no local user groups or harder yet if groups do exist but ...

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has received a grant from Facebook Research to implement advanced security features for PyPI. These features include cryptographic signing of uploaded artifacts and the infrastr...