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  • Release – Python 3.12.5

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 6, 2024

    This is the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.12 Python 3.12 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. 3.12.5 is the latest maintenance release, containing more than 250 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.12.4. This …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.16

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 6, 2022

    This is a security release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.16, a security 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. Security content …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 6, 2023

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.12.0 This release, 3.12.0rc1, 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 – 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, …

  • Release – Python 3.12.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: June 6, 2023

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.12 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0b2 is the second 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 …

  • Summary of "Extension Building" Session

    ...python import distutils distutils.setup (name = 'mymod', version_from = 'mymod.py', pyfiles = ['mymod.py', 'othermod.py'], cfiles = ['myext.c']) Obviously, custom configuration code would just be written in Python before or after the call to distutils.setup; it's not clear how to make this code interact with everything that lies behind distutils.setup. The main competing idea is to do things in a m...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 6, 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, 3.12.0a3 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test …

  • Event – Python Coding Project Night

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  • Release – Python install manager 25.1 beta 1

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    Released: Oct. 27, 2025

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 This is a beta release of the next update. Provide feedback at python/pymanager on GitHub. You should uninstall your existing Python install manager before …

  • Release – Python install manager 25.1 beta 2

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 14, 2025

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 This is a beta release of the next update. Provide feedback at python/pymanager on GitHub. You should uninstall your existing Python install manager before …

  • Release – Python install manager 26.0 beta 1

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 21, 2026

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 This is a beta release of the next update. Provide feedback at python/pymanager on GitHub. You should uninstall your existing Python install manager before …

  • Release – Python install manager 26.0 beta 2

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 6, 2026

    The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16 This is a beta release of the next update. Provide feedback at python/pymanager on GitHub. You should uninstall your existing Python install manager before …

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 8, 2025

    It's the final 3.14 beta! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b4/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b4, is the last of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new …

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  • Python Success Stories

    ...code should be an edit-time activity, rather than a build-time activity. This avoided having to run the code generator as part of the build, and meant that the generated code would be available to our IDE and debugger. Code Generation with Python The language I chose for the code generators was, of course, Python. Its simplicity and power are perfect for the job of reading data files and producing code. To simplify the integration with the C++ code, the Python generators are inserted directl...

  • Release – Python 3.8.8rc1

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    Released: Feb. 16, 2021

    This is the release candidate of the eight maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.8rc1, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.15

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 11, 2022

    This is a security release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.15, a security bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Security content …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.15

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 11, 2022

    This is a security release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.15, a security 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. Security content …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 1, 2019

    This is the release candidate of Python 3.8.0 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.0rc1, an outdated release. Python 3.9 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.9.x here. Please keep in mind that this is a …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.7

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 21, 2020

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.7, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.8 series. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. macOS 11 …

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