Farewell, Python 3.4

It's with a note of sadness that I announce the final retirement of Python 3.4.  The final release was back in March, but I didn't get around to actually closing and deleting the 3.4 branch until this morning.

Python 3.4 introduced many features we all enjoy in modern Python--the asyncio, ensurepip, and enum packages, just to name three.  It's a release I hope we all remember fondly.


My eternal thanks to all the members of the release team that worked on Python 3.4:

Georg Brandl
Julien Palard

Martin von Löwis

Ned Deily
Steve Dower
Terry Reedy

and all the engineers of the Python infrastructure team.

Special thanks to Benjamin Peterson and Ned Deily, who frequently scurried around behind the scenes cleaning up the messes I cluelessly left in my wake.


Having closed 3.4, I am now retired as Python 3.4 Release Manager.  I regret to inform all of you that you're still stuck with me as Python 3.5 Release Manager until sometime next year.

Python 3.8.0a3 is now available for testing

Go get it here:
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380a3/

The most visible change so far is probably the implementation of PEP 572: Assignment Expressions.  For a detailed list of changes, see:
https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/changelog.html

Python 3.8.0a3 is the third of four planned alpha releases of Python 3.8, the next feature release of Python.  During the alpha phase, Python 3.8 remains under heavy development: additional features will be added and existing features may be modified or deleted.  Please keep in mind that this is a preview release and its use is not recommended for production environments.  The last alpha release, Python 3.8.0a4, is planned for 2019-04-29.

Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python development and these releases possible!  Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software Foundation.

Python 3.7.3 is now available

Python 3.7.3 is now available. 3.7.3 is the next maintenance release of Python 3.7, the latest feature release of Python.  You can find the release files, a link to the changelog, and more information here:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-373/

See the What’s New In Python 3.7 document for more information about the many new features and optimizations included in the 3.7 series.  Detailed information about the changes made in 3.7.3 can be found in its change log.

Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these releases possible!  Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software Foundation.

Python 3.4.10 is now available

Python 3.4.10 is now available.  You can download it here.

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 be accepted, and no new releases will be made.  This is standard Python policy; Python releases get five years of support and are then retired.

If you're still using Python 3.4, you should consider upgrading to the current version--3.7.2 as of this writing.  Newer versions of Python have many new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes, which should all serve to enhance your Python programming experience.

We in the Python core development community thank you for your interest in 3.4, and we wish you all the best!

Python 3.5.7 is now available

Python 3.5.7 is now available.  You can download Python 3.5.7 here.

Python 3.7.3rc1 is now available for testing

Python 3.7.3rc1 is now available for testing. 3.7.3rc1 is the release preview of the next maintenance release of Python 3.7, the latest feature release of Python. Assuming no critical problems are found prior to 2019-03-25, no code changes are planned between now and the final release. This release candidate is intended to give you the opportunity to test the new security and bug fixes in 3.7.3. We strongly encourage you to test your projects and report issues found to bugs.python.org as soon as possible. Please keep in mind that this is a preview release and, thus, its use is not recommended for production environments.

You can find the release files, a link to the changelog, and more information here:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-373rc1/

Python 3.5.7rc1 and Python 3.4.10rc1 are now available

Python 3.5.7rc1 and Python 3.4.10rc1 are now available.

You can download Python 3.5.7rc1 here, and you can download Python 3.4.10rc1 here.