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  • Release – Python 3.12.0b1

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    Released: May 22, 2023

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.12 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0b1 is the first of four beta release previews of 3.12. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …

  • Release – Python 2.7.2

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    Released: June 11, 2011

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.3, is currently available. Its use is recommended over Python 2.7.2. Python 2.7.2 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 2.7 series is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series before 2.x moves into an extended maintenance period. The …

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  • Release – Python 3.1.4

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    Released: June 11, 2011

    Note: It is recommended that you use the latest bug fix release of the 3.1 series, 3.1.5. Python 3.1.4 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 3.1 version series is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. For ongoing …

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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, we …

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  • Python 3.1.4 Release

    Python 3.1.4 Release Python 3.1.4 Note: It is recommended that you use the latest bug fix release of the 3.1 series, 3.1.5. Python 3.1.4 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 3.1 version series is a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. For ongoing maintenance releases, please see the Python 3.2 series. Improvements in the the 3.1 series release include: An ordered dictionary type Various optimizations to the int type New uni...

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    ...CPython Development I started using Python in my PhD for performing different simulations of rotating black holes, black hole jets and their properties. I quickly fell in love with the language and its community and that led me to become a core dev some years ago. Since I became a core dev I have worked towards making Python faster and more versatile. Although most of my work is in the parser, the compiler pipeline and the garbage collector I like to work all over the place fixing bugs and tryin...

  • Release – Python 3.9.1

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    Released: Dec. 7, 2020

    This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.1, 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. We've made 282 changes …

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  • Python 2.7.2 Release

    Python 2.7.2 Release Python 2.7.2 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.3, is currently available. Its use is recommended over Python 2.7.2. Python 2.7.2 was released on June 11th, 2011. The Python 2.7 series is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series before 2.x moves into an extended maintenance period. The 2.7 series contains many of the features that were first released in Python 3.1. Improvements in this release include: An ordered dictionary type New unittest features inc...

  • Release – Python 2.7.3

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    Released: April 9, 2012

    Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.4, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.3 was released on April 9, 2012. 2.7.3 includes fixes for several reported security issues in 2.7.2: issue 13703 (oCERT-2011-003, hash collision denial of service), issue 14234 (CVE-2012-0876, hash table …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.4

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    Released: April 6, 2013

    Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.4 was released on April 7th, 2013. This is the final 3.2 series bugfix release. New features of the 3.2 series, compared to 3.1 Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.8

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    Released: July 2, 2014

    Python 2.7.8 was released on July 1, 2014. This release includes regression and security fixes over 2.7.7 including: The openssl version bundled in the Windows installer has been updated. A regression in the mimetypes module on Windows has been fixed. A possible overflow in the buffer type has been fixed. …

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  • Python 2.7.3 Release

    Python 2.7.3 Release Python 2.7.3 Note: A newer bugfix release, 2.7.4, is currently available. Its use is recommended over previous versions of 2.7. Python 2.7.3 was released on April 9, 2012. 2.7.3 includes fixes for several reported security issues in 2.7.2: issue 13703 (oCERT-2011-003, hash collision denial of service), issue 14234 (CVE-2012-0876, hash table collisions CPU usage DoS in the expat library), issue 14001 (CVE-2012-0845, SimpleXMLRPCServer denial of service), and issue 13885 (...

  • Python 2.7.8 Release

    Python 2.7.8 Release Python 2.7.8 was released on July 1, 2014. This release includes regression and security fixes over 2.7.7 including: The openssl version bundled in the Windows installer has been updated. A regression in the mimetypes module on Windows has been fixed. A possible overflow in the buffer type has been fixed. A bug in the CGIHTTPServer module which allows arbitrary execution of code in the server root has been patched. A regression in the handling of UNC paths in os.path.join...

  • Release – Python 3.3.0

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    Released: Sept. 29, 2012

    Python 3.3 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, as well as easier porting between 2.x and 3.x. Major new features in the 3.3 release series are: PEP 380, syntax for delegating to a subgenerator (yield from) PEP 393, flexible string representation (doing away …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.1

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    Released: July 9, 2011

    Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.1 was released on July 10th, 2011. Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and stabilize the Python 3.x line. Since the final release of Python 2.7, the 2.x line will only …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.2

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    Released: Sept. 3, 2011

    Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.2 was released on September 4th, 2011. It mainly fixes a regression in the urllib.request module that prevented opening many HTTP resources correctly with Python 3.2.1. Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to …

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  • Release – Python 3.2.3

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    Released: April 10, 2012

    Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.3 was released on April 10, 2012. It includes fixes for several reported security issues: issue 13703 (CVE-2012-1150, hash collision denial of service), issue 14234 (CVE-2012-0876, Expat hash collision denial of service), issue 14001 (CVE-2012-0845, …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0a2

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    Released: Nov. 15, 2022

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.12. Major new features of the 3.12 series, compared to 3.11 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state …

  • Download Python for other platforms

    ...CPython version 3.6.8 port for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) shell environment is available through the Tianocore open source project. This provides the standard Python scripting capabilities on UEFI environment, helping the UEFI based firmware and platform developer community to use it for platform, firmware validation, debug and the like. Python for UEFI source code and build instructions are available here. Currently build support is enabled using VS2019 and GCC5 tool chain...

  • Python 3.2.1 Release

    Python 3.2.1 Release Python 3.2.1 Note: A newer security-fix release, 3.2.6, is currently available. Its use is recommended. Python 3.2.1 was released on July 10th, 2011. Python 3.2 is a continuation of the efforts to improve and stabilize the Python 3.x line. Since the final release of Python 2.7, the 2.x line will only receive bugfixes, and new features are developed for 3.x only. Since PEP 3003, the Moratorium on Language Changes, is in effect, there are no changes in Python's syntax and...

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