The Python Programming Language
NASA uses Python...
... so does Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
What they are saying...
"Python is fast enough for our site and allows us to produce maintainable features in record times, with a minimum of developers."
--Cuong Do, YouTube.com
Using Python For...
- Web Programming
- CGI, Zope, Django, TurboGears, XML
- Databases
- ODBC, MySQL, Others
- 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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PyCon Italy: Call for Abstracts
PyCon Italy, the first Italian Python conference, will be held in Florence June 9-10, 2007. The deadline for abstracts for papers and tutorials is April 30, 2007.
EuroPython 2007 Call for Proposals
The Call for Proposals has been posted; the deadline for applying is Friday May 18th.
Applications for Google's Summer of Code now open
Students can now register and apply for PSF-mentored projects.
PyCon 2007 Attracts 593 Attendees
PyCon 2007 is now over and was a great success; see the conference site for more.
Jython 2.2beta1 released
A new development version of Jython, a Python implementation in Java, has been released.
New planet.jython.org site
Introducing a new PSF site: planet.jython.org, collecting posts by Jython users and developers.
PyCon: Schedule, Early-Bird Registration
PyCon 2007: a preliminary schedule is now available; register now for early-bird rates.