I believe I've tracked down the origin of the term Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) to a Python meeting in 1995. It's a blast from the past!

I've posted the slides from my PyCon 2008 keynote on python.org. Here are the URLs, plus a warning against the temptation of changing your APIs at the same time as porting to Py3k. This is really important!

Another milestone in Python 3000 development: alpha 2 is released. Now with immutable bytes!

The Google Open Source Office is outdoing itself with a new contest aimed at a younger generation of coders: students ages 13 or older.

I stumbled upon a particularly lucid explanation of Python's significant indentation, by Oliver Fromme of secnetics GmbH.

Bruce Eckel blogged about "Python 3K or Python 2.9?". A lively discussion ensued. Here's my response.

A response to a blog post by Juergen Brendel pleading for the removal of the GIL.

I gave my wife a new phone for her birthday. But it was not recognized by iSync (I guess the phone is too new). I found a hint on an Italian bulletin board which I a am copying now.

The first Python 3000 release is out -- Python 3.0a1. Be the first one on your block to download it!

Lesley Hawthorn wrote a brief summary of the activities at the Python Sprint at Google last week.

Two gruesome pictures of a Python caught in an electric fence. Warning: not for the faint of heart.

The second annual Python Sprint @ Google is happening: August 22-25 (Wed-Sat), in Mountain View and Chicago.

We're closing in on the first Python 3000 alpha release (promised for the end of August). I'd love help with fixing the last 11 unit tests that are still failing.

Last week I started a Python 3000 FAQ, and solicited additional questions. Here are some additional answers.

Some questions that people often ask about Python 3000 (and answers). (First in a series of posts.)