[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0 beta 4 released.

Python 3.13.0b4, the final beta of Python 3.13, is now available: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130b4/ *This is a beta preview of Python 3.13* Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b4, is the *final* beta release preview of 3.13. Beta release previews are

[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0 beta 3 released.

The *next to last* Python 3.13 beta version, beta 3, is now released: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130b3/ *This is a beta preview of Python 3.13* Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0b3, is the third of four beta release previews of 3.13. Beta release

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.4 released

Last minute bugs in test environments notwithstanding, 3.12.4 is now available! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3124/

[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0 beta 2 released.

After a little bit of a delay (I blame the flat tire on my rental car), 3.13.0b2 is released: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130b2/

[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0 beta 1 released

After a little bit of excitement discovering new bugs during the release, *it’s done*: 3.13.0 beta 1 is released, the 3.13 branch has been created, and features for 3.13 are frozen! The main branch is now 3.14.0a0. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130b1/ *This is a beta preview of

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.3 and 3.13.0a6 released

*It’s time to eclipse the Python 3.11.9 release with two releases*, one of which is the *very last alpha release of Python 3.13*: Python 3.12.3 300+ of the finest commits went into this latest maintenance

[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0a5 is now available

We’re getting closer and closer… Alpha 5 is here. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a5/ *This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13* Major new features of the 3.13 series, compared to 3.12 Python 3.13 is still in development. This release, 3.13.0a5, is the fifth of six

[RELEASE] Python 3.13.0a4 is now available

It’s time for Python 3.13.0 alpha 4 (now with SPDX SBOM OMG!): https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a4/ *This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13* Major new

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.2 and 3.11.8 now available.

*Python 3.12.2 and 3.11.8 are here! *In addition to all the usual bugfixes, these releases contain a small security fix: hidden .pth files are no longer automatically read and executed as part of Python startup. (New

Python 3.13.0a3 is now available.

We silently skipped releasing in December (it was too close to the holidays, a lot of people were away) so by date you may have been expecting alpha 4, but instead it’s alpha 3: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a3/ *This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13*

Python 3.12.1 is now available

Python 3.12.1 is now available. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3121/ This is the first 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. 3.12.1 is the latest

Python 3.13.0 alpha 2 now available.

Well, well, well, it’s time for Python 3.13.0 alpha 2! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a2/ *This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13* Major new features of

Python 3.13.0 alpha 1 now available.

It’s not a very exciting release (yet), but it’s time for the first alpha of Python 3.13 anyway! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130a1/ *This is an early developer preview of Python 3.13*

Python 3.12.0 (final) now available.

Finally, it’s final! The final release of Python 3.12.0 (final) is here! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120/ This is the stable release of Python 3.12.0 Python 3.12.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and

Python 3.12.0 rc3 (final release candidate I promise!) now available

I'm pleased to announce the release of Python 3.12 release candidate 3. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120rc3/ This is the second release candidate of Python 3.12.0 This release, *3.12.0rc3*, is the absolutely last release preview for Python 3.12. There will be *no ABI

Python 3.12.0 rc2 (final release candidate) now available.

I'm pleased to announce the release of Python 3.12 release candidate 2. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120rc2/ This is the second release candidate of Python 3.12.0 This release, *3.12.0rc2*, is the last release preview for Python 3.12. There will be *no ABI changes* from

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.0 release candidate 1 released

I'm pleased to announce the release of Python 3.12.0rc1: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120rc1/ 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

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.0 beta 4 released

Not much time left! I’ve released 3.12.0 beta 4. We’re now in the run-up to rc1, so keep that in mind when you backport to the 3.12 branch. https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120b4/ *This is a beta preview of Python 3.12* Python 3.12 is still in development. This release,

[RELEASE] Python 3.12.0 beta 3 released

We’re getting close! 3.12.0 beta 3 has been released: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120b3/ *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