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'''Python for S60''', also called '''PyS60'''—a term reminiscent of the [[Unix]] naming convention—convention—is was [[Nokia]]'sa port of the [[Python (programming language)|Python]] programming language todeveloped by [[Nokia]] for its [[S60 (software platform)|S60 software platform]], originally based on Python 2.2.2 from 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://press.nokia.com/PR/200601/1032017_5.html |title=Nokia - Nokia to Release Python for S60 Source Code to Open-Source Software Developer Community |access-date=17 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518052247/http://press.nokia.com/PR/200601/1032017_5.html |archive-date=18 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The final version, PyS60-2.0.0, was released on 11 February 2010. updatedIt came with multiple improvements, the Pythonmost corenotable of which was an update to versiona new core based on Python 2.5.4.<ref name="google1">{{cite web|url=http://code.google.com/p/ensymble/downloads/detail?name=ensymble-0.29.tar.gz |title=Download:Ensymble v0.29 - Now a distutils package |date=2010-05-17 |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref>

==Release history==

[[File:PythonS60.jpg|thumb|Python Shell on [[Nokia 6120 Classic]] ]]

First released in 2005, PyS60 featured a relatively small set of modules and functions. Version 1.2, the last closed -source release and the second version of PyS60, brought many improvements and was made available on 21 October 2005 on Forumthe Nokia Forums.

After becoming [[open -source]], PyS60 had the advantage of a strong and dedicated community that could actively contributecontributed to improving it. The milestone release was version 1.3.11.

The final version that supported the [[S60 (software platform)#S60 editions|S60 2nd Edition]] platform, 1.4.5, was released on 3 December 2008. On 24 December 2008, a developer version, 1.9.0, was released. It featured several improvements, the mainmost notable of which was a new core based on Python 2.5.1.

The final version, 2.0.0, was released on 11 February 2010. ItsWhich core is based on Python 2.5.4.<ref name="google1" />

== See also ==