Software Update: Python 2.3

Python is a programming language with which simple to complex platform-independent applications can be developed. This language is used by many companies such as Industrial Light & Magic† google and NASA†

Version 2.3 was recently released and has been declared stable so everyone is advised to switch to this version. For more information about which parts have changed, you can highlights† Andrew Kuchling’s What’s New in Python 2.3the release notes and the CVS consult. The announcement looks like this:

We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.3 on July 29, 2003. This is a final, stable release, and we recommend Python users upgrade to this version.

Nineteen months in the making, Python 2.3 represents a commitment to stability and improved performance, with a minimum of new language features. Countless bugs and memory leaks have been fixed, many new and updated modules have been added, and the new type/class system introduced in Python 2.2 has been significantly improved. Python 2.3 can be up to 30% faster than Python 2.2.[break]The following downloads are available:
source tarball
MacOS X 10.2 installer
Windows installer