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Released: Dec. 4, 2008
Python 2.6.1 was released on December 4th, 2008. This is the first bugfix release of Python 2.6. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release of 2.6 final have been fixed. See the …
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Released: Oct. 2, 2008
Python 2.6 (final) was released on October 1st, 2008. There are a huge number of new features, modules, improvements and bug fixes. For information on what's changed, see: Andrew Kuchling's guide to What's New in Python 2.6. NEWS file contains a listing of everything …
...Python 2.6 series until October 2013 (five years after the 2.6 final release). For ongoing maintenance releases, please see the Python 2.7 series. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Python license. PEP 361 set out the development schedule for 2.6. Help fund Python and its community by donating to the Python Software Foundation. Download This is a final release...
...Python 2.6 series is now officially retired. All official maintenance for Python 2.6, including security patches, has ended. For ongoing maintenance releases, please see the Python 2.7 series. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, release candidate, and final release of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Python license. PEP 361 set out the development schedule for 2.6. Help fund Python and its community by donating to the P...
...python-2.5.tgz or python-2.5.tar.bz2, the source archive. The tar.bz2 is considerably smaller, so get that one if your system has the appropriate tools to deal with it. Unpack it with tar -zxvf Python-2.5.tgz (or bzcat Python-2.5.tar.bz2 | tar -xf -). Change to the Python-2.5 directory and run the "./configure", "make", "make install" commands to compile and install Python. Since this is a new version of Python, you may want to use the "make altinstall"...
Released: Sept. 19, 2006
Python 2.5 was released on September 19th 2006. There's a bunch of places you can look for more information on what's new in this release -- see the "What's New" section further down this page. This is a final release, and should be suitable for production use. …
Released: Oct. 25, 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, 3.12.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …
Python 2.6.2 Release Python 2.6.2 Python 2.6.2 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. What's New in Python 2.6. Report bugs at http://bugs.python.org. Read the Py...
Released: April 14, 2009
Python 2.6.2 was released on April 14, 2009. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python …
Released: March 3, 2026
This is a security release of Python 3.10 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.10.20, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.10 series. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Security content …
Python Developer's Guide Python's Developer Guide can be found at https://devguide.python.org. The pieces of documentation hosted here are: PEPs (Python Enhancement Proposals) Buildbots Python.org maintenance and administration
Python 3.0.1 Release Python 3.0.1 Python 3.0 is end-of-lifed with the release of Python 3.1. All users of Python 3.0.x should upgrade to the most recent version of Python 3; please see the downloads pages. Python 3.0.1 was released on February 13, 2009. It was a bugfix release of Python 3.0. This is the first bugfix release of Python 3.0. Python 3.0 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release of 3.0 final have been fixed....
Released: Feb. 13, 2009
Python 3.0.1 was released on February 13, 2009. It was a bugfix release of Python 3.0. This is the first bugfix release of Python 3.0. Python 3.0 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release …
Released: Oct. 9, 2025
This is a security release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.24, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Security content …
This is a security release of Python 3.10 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.10.19, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.10 series. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Security content …
Released: Sept. 6, 2024
This is a security release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.20, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. Python 3.12 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.12.x here. Security content …
This is a security release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.20, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.12 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.12.x here. Security content …
Released: Sept. 7, 2024
This is a security release of Python 3.10 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.10.15, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.10 series. Python 3.12 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.12.x here. Security content …
This is a security release of Python 3.12 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.12.13, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.12 series. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. Security content …
Python 2.0 Python 2.0 Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.0.1 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. The final version of Python 2.0 was released on October 16, 2000. Download What's new (overview) What's new (details) Post-release news For critical patches, a Python 2.0 specific FAQ, and other issues that have come up since the release, please go to the new Python 2.0 info area, a set of user-editabl...
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