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• Release – Python 3.8.9

  Version: None

  Released: April 2, 2021

  This is the ninth maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.9, 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. 3.8.9 is an expedited …

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• Release – Python 3.12.0b2

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  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 prepare their …

• Release – Python 3.12.5

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  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 version of …

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• Release – Python 3.14.0a3

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  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 alpha releases. Alpha releases …

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• Python Buildbot

  Python Buildbot The Python development team builds and tests on many machines, architectures and configurations. These variations are divided into two categories: stable and unstable. The stable versions are the primary platforms that should always have all tests passing. We manage all our main branches for stability. We strive to keep all configurations passing all tests, but sometimes we require specialized expertise to fix problems. If you can help fix problems on an unstable platform, ...

• Release – Python 2.7.9rc1

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  Released: Nov. 26, 2014

  Python 2.7.9rc1 is the first release candidate for the next bugfix version of the Python 2.7 series. Python 2.7.9 will include several significant changes unprecedented in a "bugfix" release: The entirety of Python 3.4's ssl module has been backported for Python 2.7.9. See PEP 466 for justification. HTTPS certificate validation …

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• Release – Python 3.8.2rc1

  Version: None

  Released: Feb. 10, 2020

  This is the release candidate of Python 3.8.2, the second maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.2rc1, 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 …

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• Release – Python 3.8.3

  Version: None

  Released: May 13, 2020

  This is the third maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.3, 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. Major new features of …

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• Release – Python 3.8.4rc1

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  Released: June 30, 2020

  This is the release candidate of the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.4rc1, 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 3.8.6

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  Released: Sept. 24, 2020

  This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.6, 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. Major new features of …

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• Release – Python 3.8.8

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  Released: Feb. 19, 2021

  This is the eight maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.8, 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. 3.8.8 introduces two security …

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• Release – Python 3.8.10

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  Released: May 3, 2021

  This is the tenth and final regular maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.10, 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. According …

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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 …

• Release – Python 3.14.0a5

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  Released: Feb. 11, 2025

  Here comes the antepenultimate 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, 3.14.0a5, is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to …

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• Release – Python 3.8.0a1

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  Released: Feb. 3, 2019

  This is an early developer preview of Python 3.8 Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 Python 3.8 is still in development. This releasee, 3.8.0a1 is the first of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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• Release – Python 3.8.0a4

  Version: None

  Released: May 6, 2019

  This is an early developer preview of Python 3.8 Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0a4 is the last of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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• Release – Python 3.8.0a3

  Version: None

  Released: March 25, 2019

  This is an early developer preview of Python 3.8 Major new features of the 3.8 series, compared to 3.7 Python 3.8 is still in development. This release, 3.8.0a3 is the third of four planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of …

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• Release – Python 3.8.2rc2

  Version: None

  Released: Feb. 17, 2020

  This is the second release candidate of Python 3.8.2, the second maintenance release of Python 3.8 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.8.2rc2, 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 …

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• Power Python:

  ...CPython artifacts, implementing build reproducibility for CPython source artifacts, and auditing and migrating Sigstore, to name just a few. Check out Seth's blog to keep up to date with his work. Mike Fiedler, PyPI Safety & Security Engineer, also worked on a variety of projects such as two-factor authentication for all users on PyPI, an audit of PyPI, made significant progress on malware response and reporting, collaborated on the PSF’s submission for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secur...

• Python Success Stories

  ...CPython - faster in some regards, slower in others. It seems likely that IronPython will continue to gain on CPython as their implementation matures. This is not saying much though - benchmarks clearly show dynamic languages like Python to be significantly slower than more mainstream, statically typed languages. However, this result is not as significant as it is sometimes made out to be, for two reasons. Firstly, many applications are rarely CPU bound, and simply do not need the intensive perfo...

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