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- The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of Python programmers.
-- from the Mission Statement page </psf/mission>
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that holds the intellectual property rights behind the Python programming language. We manage the open source licensing for Python version 2.1 and later and own and protect the trademarks associated with Python. We also run the North American PyCon <http://us.pycon.org>_ conference annually, support other Python conferences around the world, and fund Python related development with our grants program <grants>_ and by funding special projects.
For a quick overview of the PSF's activities, please the Executive Summary </psf/summary>.
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PSF Details & Contacting the PSF ================================
Please see About the Python Software Foundation <about/>. PSF Sponsor Members =================== The PSF would not be possible without the generous financial help of the following sponsor members <sponsorship>_: .. |ActiveState| image:: /images/activestate_logo.gif :alt: ActiveState logo :align: middle :target: http://www.activestate.com .. |ASTI| image:: /images/astilogo.gif :target: http://www.asti-usa.com .. |ArrayBio| image:: /images/arraylogo.jpg :alt: Array BioPharma logo :align: middle :target: http://www.arraybiopharma.com .. |BizRate| image:: /images/bizrate.gif :alt: BizRate.com logo :align: middle :target: http://www.bizrate.com .. |Canonical| image:: /images/canonical-logo.png :target: http://www.canonical.com .. |CCPGames| image:: /images/CCP.jpg :target: http://www.ccpgames.com .. |cPacket| image:: /images/cpacket_logo.jpg :target: http://www.www.cpacket.com .. |EarnMyDegree| image:: /images/emd_logo.gif :alt: EarnMyDegree.com logo :align: middle :target: http://www.earnmydegree.com .. |Enthought| image:: /images/enthought.png :target: http://www.enthought.com .. |Google| image:: /images/google.gif :target: http://www.google.com .. |HitFlip| image:: /images/hitflip_logo.jpg :alt: HitFlip logo :align: middle :target: http://www.hitflip.de .. |IronPort| image:: /images/ironport.gif :alt: IronPort logo :align: middle :target: http://www.ironport.com .. |KNMP| image:: /images/knmp-logo.png :target: http://www.knmp.nl .. |Madison Tyler| image:: /images/mtlogo.jpg :target: http://www.ewtcareers.com .. |OReilly| image:: /images/oreilly_logo.gif :target: http://www.oreilly.com .. |OpenEye| image:: /images/openeye-logo.gif :alt: OpenEye Scientific Software logo :align: middle :target: http://www.eyesopen.com .. |Opsware| image:: /images/opsware.gif :target: http://www.opsware.com .. |PropertySold| image:: /images/propertysold.jpg :alt: PropertySold.ca logo :align: middle :target: http://www.propertysold.ca .. |Strakt| image:: /images/straktlogo_webcolors.gif :target: http://www.strakt.com/ .. |Sun| image:: /images/sun_logo.png :target: http://www.sun.com/ .. |Tabblo| image:: /images/tabblo.png :target: http://www.tabblo.com/ .. |ZeOmega| image:: /images/zeomega.gif :alt: ZeOmega logo :align: middle :target: http://www.zeomega.com .. |Zope| image:: /images/zope_logo.gif :target: http://www.zope.com |ActiveState| ActiveState <http://www.activestate.com>_ *(founding sponsor)* |ASTI| Advanced Simulation Technology Inc. (ASTi) <http://www.asti-usa.com>_ |ArrayBio| Array BioPharma, Inc. <http://www.arraybiopharma.com>_ |BizRate| BizRate.com <http://www.bizrate.com>_ |Canonical| Canonical <http://www.canonical.com>_ |CCPGames| CCP Games. <http://www.ccpgames.com>_ |cPacket| cPacket Networks <http://www.cpacket.com>_ |EarnMyDegree| EarnMyDegree.com <http://www.earnmydegree.com>_ |Enthought| Enthought, Inc. <http://www.enthought.com>_ |Google| Google <http://www.google.com>_ |HitFlip| HitFlip Inc. <http://www.hitflip.de>_ |IronPort| IronPort Systems <http://www.ironport.com>_ |Madison Tyler| Madison Tyler LLC <http://www.ewtcareers.com>_ Merfin, LLC. Microsoft <http://www.microsoft.com>_ |OReilly| O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. <http://www.oreilly.com>_ |Opsware| Opsware, Inc. <http://www.opsware.com>_ |Strakt| Strakt Holdings, Inc. <http://www.strakt.com/>_ |Sun| Sun Microsystems <http://www.sun.com/>_ |Tabblo| Tabblo <http://www.tabblo.com>_ |ZeOmega| ZeOmega, LLC. <http://www.zeomega.com>_ |Zope| Zope Corporation <http://www.zope.com>_ *(founding sponsor)* Pending Sponsor Members The following have been recommended for membership by the PSF Board, and are awaiting election at the next Members' Meeting: |KNMP| KNMP <http://www.knmp.nl>_ |OpenEye| OpenEye Scientific Software <http://eyesopen.com>_ |PropertySold| PropertySold.ca <http://propertysold.ca>_ PSF Donors ========== Additional funding is provided by our donors <donations>_. Feedback ======== For questions about the PSF, or for comments on the PSF web pages, please write to psf@python.org. For questions about Python, please write to help@python.org. For comments on the python.org web pages, please write to webmaster@python.org. `If you have received a suspicious check claiming to be from the Python Software Foundation, it may be fraudulent. <fraud>`_