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  • Python 2.1 Press Release

    ...versions. Nested scopes, a feature found in many other languages, are finally coming to Python. This will become a standard feature in the future, but because this change can break a small amount of existing code, in Python 2.1 it must be enabled explicitly for each module that wants to use the feature. <p>A warnings framework is introduced, which lets the Python interpreter issue warning messages about code that will become obsolete in the future. Python programmers can use this framework...

  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 1, 2024

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc1, 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc2

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 6, 2024

    This is the second release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc2, is the final release preview. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is scheduled for Tuesday, 2024-10-01. There will be no ABI changes …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0rc3

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 1, 2024

    This is the third release candidate of Python 3.13.0 This release, 3.13.0rc3, is the final release preview (no really) of 3.13. This release is expected to become the final 3.13.0 release, barring any critical bugs being discovered. The official release of 3.13.0 is now scheduled for Monday, 2024-10-07. This …

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  • Release – Python 2.7.15

    Version: None

    Released: May 1, 2018

    Python 2.7.15 is a bugfix release in the Python 2.7 series. Note Attention macOS users: as of 2.7.15, all python.org macOS installers ship with a builtin copy of OpenSSL. Additionally, there is a new additional installer variant for macOS 10.9+ that includes a built-in version of Tcl/Tk 8.6. See the …

  • Compiler-SIG

    ...versions of these compilers will also be discussed on this sig. There will likely be some overlap between the types-sig and the compiler-sig: The compiler will be responsible for implementing the type checker. This SIG grew out of a Developers' Day session at the 8th International Python Conference. Ka-Ping Yee took notes on the session. Pointers to related work (in progress): Rattlesnake P2C Viper STICK bytecode hacks

  • Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x]

    Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and 2.2[.x] <h3>Incompatibilities between Python 2.1[.x] and Python 2.2[.x]</h3> <p>The following visible differences between Python 2.2 and previous versions are intentional. <ul> <p><li>Not listed here are various deprecated modules and features that may issue warnings: the warnings shouldn't affect the correct execution of your program, and they can be disabled with a command line option or programmatically; see th...

  • Python Success Stories

    ...versions would result in significant disruption of the production process. Instead, ILM installs new systems with newer versions of Python but maintains older systems only so they can run the same scripts as the newer systems. Supporting this mix has relied on access to the Python sources in order to back-port some changes found in newer Python versions, and to reimplement portions of newer support libraries under older versions of Python. ILM is currently running a mix of Python 1.4, 1.5, and 2...

  • Python Copyright

    ...versions up to and including Python 1.6a2. CNRI released Python 1.6b1 and the final Python 1.6 release under a different license, which is open source compliant, but not compatible with the GPL (the only incompatibility being the inclusion of a choice-of-law clause). More recent PSF releases, in particular 2.0.1, 2.1.1, and all releases since then, are GPL-compatible. Most Python sources and binaries are distributed under the following copyright. A few files have a different copyright...

  • 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: June 11, 2018

    This is the release candidate of Python 3.7.0 This release, 3.7.0rc1, is the final planned release preview. Assuming no critical problems are found prior to 2018-06-27, the scheduled release date for 3.7.0, no code changes are planned between this release candidate and the final release. Among the major …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.1rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Sept. 26, 2018

    Python 3.7.1rc1 is a release candidate preview of the first maintenance release of Python 3.7. The Python 3.7 series is the newest major release of the Python language and contains many new features and optimizations. Among the major new features in Python 3.7 are: PEP 539, new C API …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.1rc2

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 13, 2018

    Python 3.7.1rc2 is the second release candidate preview of the first maintenance release of Python 3.7. The Python 3.7 series is the newest major release of the Python language and contains many new features and optimizations. Among the major new features in Python 3.7 are: PEP 539, new C …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.4rc1

    Version: None

    Released: June 18, 2019

    Python 3.7.4rc1 is the release candidate preview of the fourth maintenance release of Python 3.7. The Python 3.7 series is the newest major release of the Python language and contains many new features and optimizations. Note that 3.7.4rc1 is a release preview and thus its use is not recommended for …

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  • Release – Python 3.7.5rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 2, 2019

    Python 3.7.5rc1 is the release candidate preview of the fifth maintenance release of Python 3.7. The Python 3.7 series is the latest major release of the Python language and contains many new features and optimizations. Note that 3.7.5rc1 is a release preview and thus its use is not recommended for …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.0rc1

    Version: None

    Released: Aug. 11, 2020

    This is the first release candidate of Python 3.9 This release, 3.9.0rc1, 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 …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.0

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 5, 2020

    This is the stable release of Python 3.9.0 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.0, a legacy release. Python 3.11 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Get the latest release of 3.11.x here. Installer news This is the first version of Python to …

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  • Release – Python 3.9.13

    Version: None

    Released: May 17, 2022

    This is the thirteenth and final regular maintenance release of Python 3.9 Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.13, 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. According …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.0

    Version: None

    Released: Oct. 7, 2024

    This is the stable release of Python 3.13.0 Python 3.13.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. (Compared to the last release candidate, 3.13.0rc3, 3.13.0 contains two small bug fixes and some documentation and testing …

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  • Release – Python 3.13.2

    Version: None

    Released: Feb. 4, 2025

    This is the second maintenance release of Python 3.13 Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.2 is the latest maintenance release, containing almost 250 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.1. …

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