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  • Python 2.4.2 Release

    Python 2.4.2 Release Python 2.4.2 Python 2.4.2 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please see the releases page to select a more recent release. We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.2 (final), a bugfix release, on September 28, 2005. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is included in Python 2.4.4 Pyt...

  • Release – Python 3.7.7rc1

    Version: None

    Released: March 4, 2020

    Note Python 3.8 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. We plan to continue to provide bugfix releases for 3.7.x until mid 2020 and security fixes until mid 2023. Python 3.7.7rc1 is the release candidate preview …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.8

    Version: None

    Released: June 27, 2020

    Note: The release you are looking at is a bugfix release for the legacy 3.7 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.7 was 3.7.17. Please see …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 1, 2024

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the final release. The second candidate (and the last planned …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0b5

    Version: None

    Released: May 30, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b5, is now the final planned beta release preview. Originally, 3.7.0b4 was intended to be the final beta but, due to some unexpected compatibility issues discovered during beta testing of third-party packages, …

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  • Release – Python 2.6.5

    Version: None

    Released: March 18, 2010

    Python 2.6.5 was a maintenance release for Python 2.6.4, fixing dozens of issues in the core, builtin modules, libraries, and documentation. Python 2.6.5 final was released on March 19, 2010. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. The NEWS file lists …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.10rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 11, 2019

    Note Python 3.8 is now released and is the latest feature release of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.8.x here. Python 3.6.10rc1 is the release candidate preview of the next security fix release of Python 3.6. Python 3.6.8 was the final bugfix release for …

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  • Python 2.2.1

    Python 2.2.1 Python 2.2.1 Note: See Python 2.2.3 for a patch release which supersedes 2.2.1. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun in repr() of unicode strings in wide unicode builds (UCS-4)". This fix is included in Python 2.4.4 and Python 2.5. If you need to remain with Python 2.2, there's a patch available from the security advisory page. We are pleased to announce the release o...

  • Release – Python 3.7.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 31, 2018

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.7 Python 3.7 is still in development. This release, 3.7.0b1, is the first of four planned beta release previews. Among the major new features in Python 3.7 are: PEP 538, Coercing the legacy C locale to a UTF-8 …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 7, 2025

    Only one day late, welcome to the first beta! This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b1, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.15rc1

    Version: None

    Released: April 15, 2018

    Python 2.7.15 release candidate one is a preview release for Pthon 2.7.15, the next bug fix release in the Python 2.x series. Note Attention macOS users: as of 2.7.15, all python.org macOS installers ship with a builtin copy of OpenSSL. Additionally, there is a new additional installer …

  • Release – Python 3.6.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 12, 2016

    Python 3.6.0b1 Python 3.6.0b1 was released on 2016-09-12. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0b1 is the first of four planned beta releases. Among the new major new features in Python 3.6 are: …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0b2

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    Released: Oct. 10, 2016

    Python 3.6.0b2 Python 3.6.0b2 was released on 2016-10-10. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0b2 is the second of four planned beta releases. Among the new major new features in Python 3.6 are: …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 31, 2016

    Python 3.6.0b3 Python 3.6.0b3 was released on 2016-10-31. Major new features of the 3.6 series, compared to 3.5 Python 3.6 is still in development; 3.6.0b3 is the third of four planned beta releases. Among the new major new features in Python 3.6 are: …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.0

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 23, 2016

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.0, the initial feature release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 …

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  • Release – Python 3.6.1

    Version: None

    Released: March 21, 2017

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: June 11, 2018

    This is the release candidate of Python 3.7.0 This release, 3.7.0rc1, is the final planned release preview. Assuming no critical problems are found prior to 2018-06-27, the scheduled release date for 3.7.0, no code changes are planned between this release candidate and the final release. Among …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.6

    Version: None

    Released: June 28, 2021

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.6, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. There's been …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0rc2

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 6, 2023

    This is the second release candidate of Python 3.12.0 This release, 3.12.0rc2, is the last release preview for Python 3.12. There will be no ABI changes from this point forward in the 3.12 series. The intent is for the final release of 3.12.0, scheduled for Monday, 2023-10-02, …

  • Release – Python 3.12.0rc3

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 19, 2023

    This is the third release candidate of Python 3.12.0 This release, 3.12.0rc3, is the absolutely last release preview for Python 3.12. There will be no ABI changes from this point forward in the 3.12 series. The intent is for the final release of 3.12.0, scheduled for Monday, …

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