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Released: Nov. 1, 2006
Python 2.3 is now well and truly in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added, and only security critical bugs have been fixed. There are 3 bugs fixed in this release - a problem with the email package's handling of RFC2231 headers, the unicode repr() fix for PSF-2006-01, …
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...the Python 2.4 branch - 2.4.1 will be the next Python release. Please see the separate bugs page for known issues and the bug reporting procedure. Download the release Windows users should download the Windows installer, Python-2.3.5.exe, run it and follow the friendly instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Windows users may also be interested in Mark Hammond's win32all, a collection of Windows-specific extensions including COM support and Pythonwin, an IDE bui...
Released: Feb. 8, 2005
Python 2.3.5 (final) on Feb 8th, 2005. This is a bug-fix release for Python 2.3. There have been around 50 bugs fixed since 2.3.4 - in the Python interpreter, the standard library and also in the build process - see the release notes for details. Important: This release …
...The translator implementation is written in Python. Literate Programming Systems Literate programming systems are also available, but are not covered in this list. I think it would be fair to describe these as "Document-embedded Source." Further information can be found at: The Literate Programming FAQ The Literate Programming Library The Literate Programming Web Ring (list) These resources don't...
Released: Feb. 3, 2026
This is third maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.3 is the third maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 299 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.2. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major new features and changes …
Released: Dec. 2, 2025
This is the first maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.1 is the first maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 558 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.0. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major new features and …
...ince Python 2.4.1, including bugs that prevented Python working properly on 64 bit AIX and HP/UX. See the detailed release notes for more, For more information on the new features of Python 2.4 see the 2.4 highlights or consult Andrew Kuchling's What's New In Python for a more detailed view. Please see the separate bugs page for known issues and the bug reporting procedure. See also the license Download the release Starting with the Python 2.4 releases the Windows Python installer is being dis...
...ing's What's New In Python for a more detailed view. Please see the separate bugs page for known issues and the bug reporting procedure. Download the release Starting with the Python 2.4 releases the Windows Python installer is being distributed as a Microsoft Installer (.msi) file. To use this, the Windows system must support Microsoft Installer 2.0. Just save the installer file python-2.4.1.msi to your local machine, then double-click python-2.4.1.msi to find out if your machine supports MSI...
Released: Sept. 27, 2005
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 …
Released: March 30, 2005
We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.1 (final) on March 30, 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 …
...ing's What's New In Python for a detailed view of some of the new features of Python 2.4. Please see the separate bugs page for known issues and the bug reporting procedure. Download the release Starting with the Python 2.4 releases the Windows Python installer is being distributed as a Microsoft Installer (.msi) file. To use this, the Windows system must support Microsoft Installer 2.0. Just save the installer file python-2.4.msi to your local machine, then double-click python-2.4.msi to find...
Released: April 15, 2006
We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4.3 (final), a bugfix release of Python 2.4, on March 29, 2006. Python 2.4 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. At least 50 bugs have been squashed since Python 2.4.2, including a number …
Released: Nov. 30, 2004
We are pleased to announce the release of Python 2.4, final on November 30, 2004. This is a final, stable release, and we can recommend that Python users upgrade to this version. Important: This release is vulnerable to the problem described in security advisory PSF-2006-001 "Buffer overrun …
...in 2.3a2: several serious bugs discovered in 2.3a1 fixed.) General PYTHONINSPECT - A program can now set the environment variable $PYTHONINSPECT to some string value in Python, and cause the interpreter to enter the interactive prompt at program exit, as if Python had been invoked with the -i option. os.walk() - generator-based replacement for os.path.walk(). (New in 2.3b1.) os.fsync() - now supported on Windows. (New in 2.3b1.) winsound.MessageBeep() - new function on Windows. (New in 2...
Released: Dec. 5, 2025
This is the second maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.2 is the second maintenance release of 3.14, containing 18 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.1. This is an expedited release to fix the following regressions: gh-142206: Exceptions in multiprocessing in …
Released: June 17, 2025
It's 3.14 beta 3! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b3/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b3, is the third of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features …
Released: Oct. 7, 2025
This is the stable release of Python 3.14.0 Python 3.14.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimisations compared to Python 3.13. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major …
...ing gently in the comp.lang.python newsgroup (a.k.a. the python-list mailing list). See also Andrew Kuchling's collection of Python quotations, containing in a condensed form some sterling examples of the wit and wisdom encountered in the Python world. Contents The Zen of Python Fundamental... Cute Wabbit Shooting Yourself in the Foot Legal Issues Python vs Tcl vs Perl5 Python Object Oriented Programming Seminar PSA Budget The Origin of the Great Timbot Conspiracy Theory The Other Origin of th...
...install Python. The source archive is also suitable for Windows users who feel the need to build their own version. What's New? See the highlights of the Python 2.5 release. Andrew Kuchling's What's New in Python 2.5 describes the most visible changes since Python 2.4 in more detail. A detailed list of the changes in 2.5.4 can be found in the release notes, or the Misc/NEWS file in the source distribution. For the full list of changes, you can poke around in Subversion. Documentation The ...
Released: Dec. 23, 2008
This is the last bugfix release of Python 2.5. Future releases of Python 2.5 will only contain security patches; no new features are being added, and no "regular" bugs will be fixed anymore. According to the release notes, about 80 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.2, …
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