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NASA uses Python...
... joining users such as Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
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Ubuntu prefers the community to contribute work in Python. We develop our own tools and scripts in Python and it's much easier for us to integrate your work if you use the same platform.
-- The Ubuntu Linux developers, from their list of programming bounties.
Using Python For...
- Web Programming
- CGI, Zope, Django, TurboGears, XML
- Databases
- ODBC, MySQL
- GUI Development
- wxPython, tkInter, PyGtk, PyQt
- Scientific and Numeric
- Physics
- Education
- pyBiblio, Software Carpentry Course
- Networking
- Sockets, Twisted
- Software Development
- Buildbot, Trac, Roundup, IDEs
- Game Development
- PyGame, PyKyra, 3D Rendering
Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. You can learn to use Python and see almost immediate gains in productivity and lower maintenance costs.
Python runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and has been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines.
Python is free to use, even for commercial products, because of its OSI-approved open source license.
New to Python or choosing between Python 2 and Python 3? Read Python 2 or Python 3.
The Python Software Foundation holds the intellectual property rights behind Python, underwrites the PyCon conference, and funds other projects in the Python community.
Read more, -or- download Python now
Fourth alpha for Python 3.3.0 released
The fourth alpha release for Python 3.3.0 has been released for testing.
Request for Proposal: Redesign python.org
The PSF has published an RFP for redesigning python.org. We look forward to seeing what the community can produce.
PyGotham Deadline for Proposals
The deadline for proposals for PyGotham II, June 8-9 is May 30. Please submit proposals to the pygotham.org site.
Portable Python 2.7.3.1 relased
Portable Python 2.7.3.1 has been released based on Python 2.7.3 with the biggest set of included libraries in the history of Portable Python.
Third alpha for Python 3.3.0 released
The third alpha release for Python 3.3.0 has been released for testing.
python.org DNS zone now hosted using DynECT
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Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 released
Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 have been released. They include several security fixes.
