Python 2.2.3
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The Python Software Foundation
announces the release of version 2.2.3 of the Python programming
language. This maintenance release introduces over 120 enhancements
to the language and its extensive standard libraries.
“This new minor release of Python provides users with a
collection of carefully selected improvements. It is an important
part of our commitment to maintaining widely used stable versions
of Python,” said Guido van Rossum, creator of Python and president
of the Python Software Foundation.
Python is a uniquely agile programming language that
significantly increases programmer productivity over languages such
as C, C++, Java, and Visual Basic. The language is used in
mission-critical applications by hundreds of thousands of companies
and organizations worldwide, and its user base is growing
rapidly.
“RealNetworks uses Python extensively for the infrastructure of
the Helix Community (www.helixcommunity.org), including our
Python-based build system Ribosome (ribosome.helixcommunity.org)
and our Python driven test player (pyplayer.helixcommunity.org).
Python has been a great choice for us; it has offered us
flexibility and robustness and has made it possible for us to write
modular, easily-maintained tools. We’re very happy with the
results,” said Rob Lanphier, Helix Community Coordinator.
Other companies using Python include The New York Stock
Exchange, Google, Philips, Hewlett Packard, Rackspace, Industrial
Light and Magic, Nasa, Disney, Compaq, and AstraZeneca.