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  • Release – Python 3.6.4

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 19, 2017

    Note: The release you are looking at is Python 3.6.4, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.6 series which has now reached end-of-life and is no longer supported. See the downloads page for currently supported versions of Python. The final source-only security fix release for 3.6 was 3.6.15 and …

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  • Release – Python 3.4.10

    Version: None

    Released: March 18, 2019

    Python 3.4 has reached end-of-life. Python 3.4.10 is the final release of 3.4. Python 3.4.10 was released on March 18th, 2019. Python 3.4.10 is the final release in the Python 3.4 series. As of this release, the 3.4 branch has been retired, no further changes to 3.4 will …

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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 …

  • 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 3.12.8

    Version: None

    Released: Dec. 3, 2024

    This is the eighth maintenance release of Python 3.12 Python 3.12.8 is the latest maintenance release of Python 3.12, containing more than 250 bug fixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.12.7. Security content in this release gh-126623: Upgraded libexpat to 2.6.4 to fix CVE-2024-50602 …

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  • Python 2.3

    Python 2.3 Python 2.3 Note: See Python 2.3.5 for a patch 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....

  • Python 2.3.1

    Python 2.3.1 Python 2.3.1 Note: See Python 2.3.5 for a patch 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....

  • Using Windows Installer

    Using Windows Installer Installer Features Python 2.4 is distributed as a Microsoft Installer (MSI) file on Windows. Typically, packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated programma...

  • Using Windows Installer

    Using Windows Installer Windows Installer Features Python 2.5 is distributed as a Microsoft Installer (MSI) file on Windows. Typically, packages are installed by double-clicking them in the file explorer. However, with the msiexec.exe command line utility, additional features are available, like non-interactive installation and administrative installation. Non-interactive Installation With the command line msiexec /i python<version>.msi installation can be initiated p...

  • Python 2.6.2 Release

    Python 2.6.2 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 Py...

  • Python Software Foundation: Press Release 27-Dec-2004

    Python Software Foundation: Press Release 27-Dec-2004 December 27, 2004 Press Release SOURCE: Python Software Foundation PYCON 2005 - THIRD ANNUAL PYTHON DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE Keynote Speech by Jim Hugunin, author of IronPython. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., December 27, 2004 -- PyCon 2005, the third annual Python developers' conference, will be held at George Washington University's Cafritz Conference Center in Washington DC on March 23-25, 2005. The keynote speaker will be Jim Huguni...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 11, 2003)

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting (March 11, 2003) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors March 11, 2003 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat at 7 p.m. EST. Guido van Rossum, president of the Foundation and chairman of the Board, presided at the meeting. 1. Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at ...

  • Python 3.4.0 Release Candidate 3 Release

    Python 3.4.0 Release Candidate 3 Release Python 3.4.0 release candidate 3 Note: Python 3.4.0rc3 has been superseded by Python 3.4.9. Python 3.4.0 release candidate 3 was released on March 9th, 2014. This is a preview release of the next major release of Python, Python 3.4, and is not suitable for production environments. Major new features of the 3.4 series, compared to 3.3 Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hundreds of small improvements and bug fixes. ...

  • Python 3.4.1

    Python 3.4.1 Python 3.4.1 Note: Python 3.4.1 has been superseded by Python 3.4.9. Python 3.4.1 was released on May 18th, 2014. Python 3.4.1 has over three hundred bugfixes and other improvements over 3.4.0. One notable change: the version of OpenSSL bundled with the Windows installer no longer has the "HeartBleed" vulnerability. Major new features of the 3.4 series, compared to 3.3 Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hundreds of small improveme...

  • Python 3.4.2

    Python 3.4.2 Python 3.4.2 Note: Python 3.4.2 has been superseded by Python 3.4.9. Python 3.4.2 was released on October 8th, 2014. Python 3.4.2 has many bugfixes and other small improvements over 3.4.1. One new feature for Mac OS X users: the OS X installers are now distributed as signed installer package files compatible with the OS X Gatekeeper security feature. Major new features of the 3.4 series, compared to 3.3 Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hu...

  • Python 3.4.3

    Python 3.4.3 Python 3.4.3 Note: Python 3.4.3 has been superseded by Python 3.4.9. Python 3.4.3 was released on February 25th, 2015. Python 3.4.3 has many bugfixes and other small improvements over 3.4.2. Major new features of the 3.4 series, compared to 3.3 Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hundreds of small improvements and bug fixes. Among the new major new features and changes in the 3.4 release series are PEP 428, a "pathlib" module prov...

  • Python 3.4.5

    Python 3.4.5 Python 3.4.5 Note: Python 3.4.5 has been superseded by Python 3.4.9. Python 3.4.5 was released on June 26th, 2016. Python 3.4.5 is now in "security fixes mode". The only changes added since Python 3.4.4 are security fixes. Major new features of the 3.4 series, compared to 3.3 Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hundreds of small improvements and bug fixes. Among the new major new features and changes in the 3.4 release series are ...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a5

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 7, 2023

    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, 3.12.0a5 is the fifth of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test …

  • Release – Python 3.0.1

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 13, 2009

    Python 3.0.1 was released on February 13, 2009. It was a bugfix release of Python 3.0. This is the first bugfix release of Python 3.0. Python 3.0 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release …

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  • Release – Python 2.3.7

    Version: None

    Released: March 11, 2008

    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. This release addresses a number of cases interpreter might have crashed in certain boundary conditions. See the detailed release notes for more details. …

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