Python Programming Language -- Official Website
NASA uses Python...
... so does Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
What they are saying...
"HomeGain maintains its commitment to continual improvement through rapid turnaround of new features and enhancements. Python supports this short time-to-market philosophy with concise, clear syntax and a powerful standard library. New development proceeds rapidly, and maintenance of existing code is straightforward and fast," said Geoff Gerrietts, Software Engineer, HomeGain.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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Coming soon: PyWeek #5 - Python Game Programming Challenge
The 5th Python Game Programming Challenge runs from the 2nd to 9th of September.
New Python Bugtracker
The Python infrastructure committee has just coordinated the switch to Roundup as the new Python bug tracker. Please don't use the SourceForge tracker any longer; use http://bugs.python.org/ instead.
Workshop: Python in the German-Speaking Countries 2007
The 2nd annual Python workshop for the German-speaking countries is being held on September 7, 2007 in Leipzig, Germany. Very inexpensive (50 euros), the one-day series of presentations is intended for the experienced as well as the novice programmer. Early registration closes August 31 after which registration goes up to 65 euros.
SciPy 2007 - Conference for Scientific Computing
The 6th annual SciPy Conference's early registration ends July 15, 2007. The Conference will be held at Caltech in Pasadena, California the week of August 14-18.
EuroPython 2007 Registration Deadline
Online registration for EuroPython 2007 ends on Monday July 2nd! EuroPython 2007 will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania from Monday 9th July to Wednesday 11th July.
OSDC 2007 Call For Papers
OSDC Australia 2007 has issued its Call For Papers
Dynamic Languages Symposium 2007 open for submission
Papers for the DLS 2007 can still be submitted until June 1