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Stackless Python for Python 2.6 has been released. Stackless Python is a Python interpreter that minimizes the use of the C stack, also offering support for microthreads.

Python 2.6 final has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release includes: support for the 'with' keyword without requiring a 'from __future__ import with_statement' directive, a __package__ attributes for modules, support for a per-user site-packages directory, the new 'multiprocessing' package, improved string formatting, optional support for 'print' as a function, exception handling changes, support for byte literals, the new 'io' module, support for class decorators, a type hierarchy for numbers in the 'numbers' module, the new 'fractions' module, optimizations, the deprecation of some modules, updated modules, support for building with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, bug fixes, and other changes.

It has been announced that the next Michigan Python Users Group meeting will be held on October 2, 2008.

PyCon 2009 has put out a call for proposals. The conference will be held from March 27 to March 29, 2009, in Chicago.

The September 23, 2008 edition of Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Python community.

Shed Skin 0.0.29 has been released. Shed Skin is an experimental Python compiler that emits C++ code.

This release includes: improvements to the datetime module, improved inheritance support, portability updates, bug fixes, and other changes.

Python 3.0rc1 has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release includes: the addition of PyObject_Bytes and PyBytes_FromObject to the C API, the removal of the bsddb module from the standard library, bug fixes, build fixes, and other changes.

Python 2.6rc2 has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release includes bug fixes.

The September 16, 2008 edition of Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussions within the Python community.

Python 2.6rc1 has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release candidate includes: new warnings, build system updates, bug fixes, and other changes.

The September 9, 2008 edition of Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent discussion and developments within the Python community.

Jython 2.5 Alpha 2 has been released. Jython is a Python implementation written in Java.

It has been announced that The Python Papers, Volume 3 Issue 2 is now available. The Python Papers is "a free e-journal, including industry and academic articles."

Aspyct 1.0 RC2 has been released. It is a library that allows for aspect-oriented programming using Python.

This release includes: a full rewrite of the Aspyct engine, the addition of a debug mode, support for conditional advices, the addition of a prepare function, and other changes.

The August 26, 2008 edition of Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Python community.

Python 3.0b3 has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release includes: bug fixes, the removal of the TarFileCompat class from tarfile.py, and other changes.

Python 2.6b3 has been released. Python is a portable, dynamic, object-oriented language.

This release includes: support for keyword arguments following starred arguments, bug and security fixes, documentation updates, and other changes.

The August 5, 2008 edition of the Python-URL! is now available. It summarises recent developments and discussion within the Python community.

Aspyct 1.0 RC1 has been released. It is a library that allows for aspect-oriented programming using Python.

This release includes: support for creating custom join points, the removal of restoreAll, the addition of the PointCut class, bug fixes, and other changes.

Aspyct 0.9.2 has been released. It is a library that allows for aspect-oriented programming using Python.

This release includes: the addition of atPrint, afterPrint, afterCall, atRaise, beforeInit, afterInit, restoreInit functions; and bug fixes.