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  • Release – Python 3.14.6

    Version: None

    Released: June 10, 2026

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 179 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.5. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.7

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 5, 2026

    This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.14 Python 3.14.7 is the seventh maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 499 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes from 86 contributors since 3.14.6. Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 Some of the major …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0a7

    Version: None

    Released: April 8, 2025

    Here comes the final alpha! This means we have just four weeks until the first beta to get those last features into 3.14 before the feature freeze on 2025-05-06! This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14 Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13 …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.5rc1

    Version: None

    Released: May 4, 2026

    Python 3.14.5rc1 is a release candidate for the fifth maintenance release of 3.14, containing around 113 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.14.4. Garbage collector Notably, the garbage collector (GC) has changed in Python 3.14.5rc1. The incremental garbage collector shipped in Python 3.14.0-3.14.4 has been reverted …

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  • About

    ...Python uses a bytecode virtual machine; PyPy supports just-in-time (JIT) compilation to machine code. Also, Jython and IronPython (see below) support JIT compilation on their respective virtual machine implementations. Python plays well with others Python can integrate with COM, .NET, and CORBA objects. For Java libraries, use Jython, an implementation of Python for the Java Virtual Machine. For .NET, try IronPython , Microsoft's new implementation of Python for .NET, or Python for .NET. Pytho...

  • Release – Python 3.15.0a6

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 11, 2026

    This is an early developer preview of Python 3.15 Major new features of the 3.15 series, compared to 3.14 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0a6, is the sixth of eight planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the …

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  • Release – Python 3.11.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: May 31, 2022

    This is a beta preview of Python 3.11 Python 3.11 is still in development. 3.11.0b2 is the second 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 projects to …

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  • Comparing Option-Parsing Libraries

    ...Python standard library (as optparse) in Python 2.3. (It was checked in to Python's CVS tree in November 2002, and first released in July 2003.) Since I proposed Optik for the Python standard library, a number of other option-parsing libraries have come to light. I'm trying to evaluate them by implementing the same real-world command-line interface with several different libraries. Currently, implementations exist for: Greg Ward's (that's me) Optik Russ Cox' iter...

  • Release – Python 3.12.0a2

    Version: None

    Released: Nov. 15, 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, 3.12.0a2 is the second of seven planned alpha releases. Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test …

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b1

    Version: None

    Released: May 7, 2025

    Only one day late, welcome to the first beta! This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b1, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to …

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  • Event – NZPUG-Auckland Coding Evening

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    Location: Online

    Crafting Software - Coding Evening, New Zealand Python User Group - Auckland

  • Import Sig

    ...Python 3.3 is released.

  • Python Patterns - Implementing Graphs

    ...code written in Python). In another Python Patterns column, I will try to analyze their running speed and improve their performance, at the cost of more code. UPDATE: Eryk Kopczyński pointed out that these functions are not optimal. To the contrary, "this program runs in exponential time, while find_shortest_path can be done in linear time using BFS [Breadth First Search]. Furthermore a linear BFS is simpler:" # Code by Eryk Kopczyński def find_shortest_path(graph, start,...

  • Release – Python 3.10.0

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    Released: Oct. 4, 2021

    This is the stable release of Python 3.10.0 Python 3.10.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.10 series, compared to 3.9 Among the new major new features and changes …

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  • Release – Python 3.14.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: May 26, 2025

    Here's the second 3.14 beta. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140b2/ This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b2, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new …

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  • Release – Python 3.15.0b2

    Version: None

    Released: June 2, 2026

    Here comes the antepenultimate beta. This is a beta preview of Python 3.15 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0b2, is the second of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and …

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  • Release – Python 3.15.0b3

    Version: None

    Released: June 23, 2026

    Here comes the penultimate beta. This is a beta preview of Python 3.15 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0b3, is the third of four planned beta releases, containing around 195 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes from 86 contributors since 3.15.0b2. Beta release previews …

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  • Release – Python 3.15.0b4

    Version: None

    Released: July 18, 2026

    Here comes the final beta. This is a beta preview of Python 3.15 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0b4, is the final planned beta release, containing around 298 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.15.0b3. Beta release previews are intended to give the …

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  • Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.)

    ...Python as a working title for the project, being in a slightly irreverent mood (and a big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus). Today, I can safely say that Python has changed my life. I have moved to a different continent. I spend my working days developing large systems in Python, when I'm not hacking on Python or answering Python-related email. There are Python T-shirts, workshops, mailing lists, a newsgroup, and now a book. Frankly, my only unfulfilled wish is to have my pictu...

  • Release – Python 3.11.6

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 2, 2023

    This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.11 Python 3.11.6 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. Major new features of the 3.11 series, compared to 3.10 Some of the new major new features …

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