Python Programming Language -- Official Website
U. of St Andrews uses Python...
... joining users such as Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
What they are saying...
"Python, like many good technologies, soon spreads virally throughout your development team and finds its way into all sorts of applications and tools. In other words, Python begins to feel like a big hammer and coding tasks look like nails." -- Mustafa Thamer of Firaxis Games, talking about Civilization IV. Quoted on page 18 of the August 2005 Game Developer Magazine.
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 3.1 beta 1 released
The first beta version of Python 3.1 is now available.
OSCON 2009: July 20-24, San Jose, California
O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2009 early registration ends June 2
Python African Tour -- Next Stop: Senegal, July 6-10
The next Python African Tour event will be in Dakar, Senegal, the week of July 6-10.
EuroSciPy 2009: July 25 & 26
EuroSciPy 2009 will take place on July 25 and 26 in Leipzig, Germany. It is the annual gathering of European scientists using Python.
Python 2.6.2 final
Python 2.6.2 final is now available.
PyOhio: Call for Proposals
The PyOhio Call for Proposals has been issued. PyOhio 2009 takes place July 25-26, 2009 at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. PyOhio 2009 will include scheduled talks, tutorials, Lightning Talks, Open Spaces, and more.
Python 2.6.2 candidate 1 released
The first release candidate of Python 2.6.2 is now available.