Python Programming Language -- Official Website
NASA uses Python...
... so does Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
What they are saying...
Among the high level languages, Python seemed to be the best choice, since we already use it in many places like package build scripts, package manager, control panel modules, and installer program YALI2. Python has small and has clean source codes. Standard library is full of useful modules. Learning curve is easy, most of the developers in our team picked up the language in a few days without prior experience.
-- Pardus Linux developers Gürer Özen and Görkem Çetin, in "Speeding Up Linux: One Step Further With Pardus".
Using Python For...
- Web Programming
- CGI, Zope, Django, TurboGears, XML
- Databases
- ODBC, MySQL
- GUI Development
- wxPython, tkInter, PyGtk, PyQt
- Scientific and Numeric
- Bioinformatics, Physics
- Education
- pyBiblio, Software Carpentry Course
- Networking
- Sockets, Twisted
- Software Development
- Buildbot, Trac, Roundup, IDEs
- Game Development
- PyGame, PyKyra, 3D Rendering
Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.
Python runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga, Palm Handhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. Python has also been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines.
Python is distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products.
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) holds and protects the intellectual property rights behind Python, underwrites the PyCon conference, and funds grants and other projects in the Python community.
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python.org maintenance
Several machines on python.org (www, svn, pypi, wiki) will see maintenance this Saturday, starting from 8:00 UTC.
Python 3.0 rc2 released
Python 3.0rc2 is now available.
Arkansas Python Regional Conference - October 4, 2008
The 1st PyArkansas Regional Conference will be held in Conway, AR on October 4th. A full day of scheduled talks, plenty of giveways and totally free.
Python 2.6 final released
Python 2.6 final is now available.
PyCon 2009 Calls For Proposals: Conference Talks & Tutorials
Preparations for PyCon 2009 are getting underway. A Call for Conference Talk Proposals and a Call for Tutorial Proposals have been issued. PyCon Tutorial Days will be March 25 & 26, Conference Days March 27-29, and Development Sprints will be March 30-April 2. There is a lot to be done. You can help!
Texas Python Regional Unconference - October 4 & 5, 2008
The 2nd annual Texas Python Regional Unconference will be held in Austin, TX on October 4th and 5th. Two days of attendee-generated-content in the form of talks and sprints. In the tradition of unconferences, all you have to do is sign up to present or attend--it's absolutely free.
Python 2.6rc2 and Python 3.0rc1 released
The second release candidate for Python 2.6 and first release candidate for Python 3.0 are now available.