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  • Release – Python 3.9.12

    Version: None

    Released: March 23, 2022

    This is the twelfth maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.12, 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. This is …

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  • Release – Python 3.12.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 19, 2023

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.12 Python 3.12 is still in development. This release, 3.12.0b3, is the third 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 …

  • Release – Python 3.14.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: March 14, 2025

    Here comes the penultimate alpha. This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a6, is the sixth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to …

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  • Release – Python 2.6.1

    Version: None

    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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  • Release – Python 2.3.0

    Version: None

    Released: July 29, 2003

    This is a patch release which supersedes earlier releases of 2.3. 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 and Python 2.5 …

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  • Release – Python 2.0.1

    Version: None

    Released: June 22, 2001

    We're releasing Python 2.0.1 - the final bugfix release for Python 2.0. Why would we come with a bugfix release now (June 2001), when Python 2.0 was released in October 2000 and Python 2.1 has been released for months (April 2001)? Two very good reasons! We've …

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  • Release – Python 3.8.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 29, 2019

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.8 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0b4 is the last of four planned beta release previews. 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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  • Python 2.6.5 Release

    ...Release Python 2.6.5 release Python 2.6.5 has been replaced by a newer bugfix release of Python. Please download Python 2.6.6 instead. Python 2.6.5 was a maintenance release for Python 2.6.4, fixing dozens of issues in the core, builtin modules, libraries, and documentation. Python 2.6.5 final was released on March 19, 2010. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. The NEWS file lists every change in each alpha, beta, and release candidate of Python 2.6. Wha...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0rc3

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    Released: Sept. 18, 2025

    It's 🪄 finally 🪄 the final 3.14 release candidate! Note: It's another magic release. We fixed another bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode (.pyc) files. This means file .pyc files created for rc2 cannot be used for rc3, and they'll be recompiled. …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0a3

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 17, 2024

    O Alpha 3, O Alpha 3, how lovely are your branches! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140a3/ This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a3, is the third of seven planned …

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  • Python 2.3

    ...release release which supersedes earlier releases of 2.3. 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 and Python 2.5. If you need to remain with Python 2.3, there's a patch available from the security advisory page. Important: 2.3.5 includes a security fix for SimpleXMLRPCServer.py. We ar...

  • Python 2.6.2 Release

    ...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 Python license....

  • 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 3.11.0a1

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    Released: Oct. 5, 2021

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.11 Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a1 is the first of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Release – Python 3.11.0a4

    Version: None

    Released: Jan. 14, 2022

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.11 Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a4 is the fourth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

  • Python 2.1

    ...release Note: This is no longer the most current Python release. See Python 2.1.3 for a patch release and the download page for more recent releases. The final version Python 2.1was released on April 17, 2001. See our (gulp :-) press release. What's New? What's New in Python 2.1 by Andrew Kuchling describes the most visible changes since Python 2.0. Full release notes with detailed lists of what was new in each alpha, beta or candidate release. Download Wind...

  • Release – Python 2.3.6

    Version: None

    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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  • Release – Python 2.7.18rc1

    Version: None

    Released: April 4, 2020

    Python 2.7.18 release candidate 1 is a testing release for Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2.

  • Release – Python 3.1.5

    Version: None

    Released: April 9, 2012

    Python 3.1.5 Python 3.1.5 is a security-fix source-only release for Python 3.1.4, fixing several reported security issues: 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.5.0a1

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 8, 2015

    Python 3.5.0a1 Python 3.5 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.5.10, the final release of the 3.5 series, is available here. Python 3.5.0a1 was released on February 8th, 2015. Major new features of the 3.5 series, compared to 3.4 Python 3.5 is still in development, …

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