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Proposed Improvements to Module Cleanup Proposed Improvements to Module Cleanup I'm experimenting with a better way of cleaning up at the end of an execution run. Without implementing true GC, I can never do it 100% right, but I can implement a predictable set of rules based on practical observation that will solve most problems that are actually observed. Here's my proposal. At the end of this message I list some potential problems with the proposal and ask for feedback. This wi...
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Released: June 5, 2024
This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b2, is the second of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their …
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Released: July 17, 2024
This is a beta preview of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b4, is the final beta release preview of 3.13. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to …
Released: June 11, 2025
This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.5 is the fifth maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.5 is an expedited release to fix a couple …
Released: Aug. 14, 2025
This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.13. 3.13.7 is an expedited release to fix a significant …
Released: Oct. 14, 2025
This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Note: This is Python 3.13.9, a maintenance release for Python 3.13. Python 3.14 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.14.x here. 3.13.9 is an expedited release containing a fix for one …
Released: Oct. 1, 2024
This is the third release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc3, is the final release preview (no really) of 3.13. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is now scheduled for Monday, 2024-10-07. This …
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 release …
Released: Sept. 6, 2024
This is the second release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc2, is the final release preview. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is scheduled for Tuesday, 2024-10-01. There will be no ABI changes …
Released: Oct. 7, 2024
This is the stable release of Python 3.13.0 Python 3.13.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. (Compared to the last release candidate, 3.13.0rc3, 3.13.0 contains two small bug fixes and some documentation and testing …
Released: Feb. 4, 2025
This is the second maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.2 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 250 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.1. …
Released: April 8, 2025
This is the third maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.3 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 320 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.2. …
Released: Aug. 6, 2025
This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes …
Released: Oct. 7, 2025
This is the eighth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest previous major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.8 is the eighth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation …
Released: Dec. 2, 2025
This is the tenth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13.10 is the tenth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 300 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.9. Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Some of the new major new features and changes in Python …
Built-in Package Support in Python 1.5 Built-in Package Support in Python 1.5 Starting with Python version 1.5a4, package support is built into the Python interpreter. This implements a slightly simplified and modified version of the package import semantics pioneered by the "ni" module. "Package import" is a method to structure Python's module namespace by using "dotted module names". For example, the module name A.B designates a submodule named B in a package named A. Just like...
Released: June 3, 2025
This is the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.4 is the latest maintenance release, containing a few important security fixes as well as around 300 …
Released: Dec. 3, 2024
This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.1 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 400 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.0. …
2011-07-18 PSF Board Meeting Minutes .. declare custom role for action items: .. role:: action .. class:: minutes-title | The Python Software Foundation | Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors | | July 18, 2011 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 18 July 2011. Steve Holden presided at the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "*Y-N...
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