---
title: Python
category: lang
iconSlug: python
permalink: /python
versionCommand: |-
  python --version

  # or alternatively
  python3 --version
releasePolicyLink: https://devguide.python.org/versions/
changelogTemplate: |
  https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-{{"__LATEST__" | replace:'.',''}}/
eoasColumn: true
releaseDateColumn: true

identifiers:
-   purl: pkg:generic/python
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-minimal
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.11
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.10
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.9
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.8
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.7
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.4
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.3
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.2
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.1
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python3.0
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.9
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.8
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.7
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.4
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.3
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.2
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.1
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python2.0
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python1.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python1.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python1.4
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python-minimal
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.11
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.10
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.9
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.8
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.7
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.4
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.3
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.2
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.1
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python3.0
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.9
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.8
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.7
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.4
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.3
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.2
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.1
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python2.0
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python1.6
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python1.5
-   purl: pkg:deb/debian/python1.4
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python-minimal
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.11
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.10
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.9
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.8
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.7
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.6
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.5
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.4
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.3
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.1
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python3.0
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.9
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.8
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.7
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.6
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.5
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.4
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.3
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.1
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python2.0
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python1.6
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python1.5
-   purl: pkg:rpm/fedora/python1.4
-   purl: pkg:rpm/amzn/python
-   purl: pkg:rpm/amzn/python2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/amzn/python3
-   purl: pkg:rpm/redhat/python
-   purl: pkg:rpm/redhat/python2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/redhat/python3
-   purl: pkg:rpm/centos/python
-   purl: pkg:rpm/centos/python2
-   purl: pkg:rpm/centos/python3
-   purl: pkg:docker/library/python
-   purl: pkg:docker/circleci/python
-   purl: pkg:docker/bitnami/python
-   repology: python

auto:
  methods:
  -   git: https://github.com/python/cpython.git
      # The v is mandatory here because each branch EOL is tagged, e.g. https://github.com/python/cpython/releases/tag/3.6
      regex: ^v(?P<major>[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.?(?P<patch>\d+)?$
  -   release_table: https://devguide.python.org/versions/
      selector: "table"
      fields:
        releaseCycle: "Branch"
        releaseDate: "First release"
        eol: "End of life"

releases:
-   releaseCycle: "3.12"
    releaseDate: 2023-10-02
    eoas: 2025-04-02
    eol: 2028-10-31
    latest: "3.12.5"
    latestReleaseDate: 2024-08-06

-   releaseCycle: "3.11"
    releaseDate: 2022-10-24
    eoas: 2024-04-01
    eol: 2027-10-31
    latest: "3.11.9"
    latestReleaseDate: 2024-04-02

-   releaseCycle: "3.10"
    releaseDate: 2021-10-04
    eoas: 2023-04-05
    eol: 2026-10-31
    latest: "3.10.14"
    latestReleaseDate: 2024-03-19

-   releaseCycle: "3.9"
    releaseDate: 2020-10-05
    eoas: 2022-05-17
    eol: 2025-10-31
    latest: "3.9.19"
    latestReleaseDate: 2024-03-19

-   releaseCycle: "3.8"
    releaseDate: 2019-10-14
    eoas: 2021-05-03
    eol: 2024-10-31
    latest: "3.8.19"
    latestReleaseDate: 2024-03-19

-   releaseCycle: "3.7"
    releaseDate: 2018-06-27
    eoas: 2020-06-27
    eol: 2023-06-27
    latest: "3.7.17"
    latestReleaseDate: 2023-06-05

-   releaseCycle: "3.6"
    releaseDate: 2016-12-23
    eoas: 2018-12-24
    eol: 2021-12-23
    latest: "3.6.15"
    latestReleaseDate: 2021-09-03

-   releaseCycle: "3.5"
    releaseDate: 2015-09-13
    eoas: true
    eol: 2020-09-30
    latest: "3.5.10"
    latestReleaseDate: 2020-09-05

-   releaseCycle: "3.4"
    releaseDate: 2014-03-16
    eoas: true
    eol: 2019-03-18
    latest: "3.4.10"
    latestReleaseDate: 2019-03-18

-   releaseCycle: "3.3"
    releaseDate: 2012-09-29
    eoas: true
    eol: 2017-09-29
    latest: "3.3.7"
    latestReleaseDate: 2017-09-19

-   releaseCycle: "3.2"
    releaseDate: 2011-02-20
    eoas: true
    eol: 2016-02-20
    latest: "3.2.6"
    latestReleaseDate: 2014-10-12

-   releaseCycle: "2.7"
    releaseDate: 2010-07-03
    eoas: true
    eol: 2020-01-01
    latest: "2.7.18"
    latestReleaseDate: 2020-04-19

-   releaseCycle: "3.1"
    releaseDate: 2009-06-27
    eoas: true
    eol: 2012-04-09
    latest: "3.1.5"
    latestReleaseDate: 2012-04-06

-   releaseCycle: "3.0"
    releaseDate: 2008-12-03
    eoas: true
    eol: 2009-06-27
    latest: "3.0.1"
    latestReleaseDate: 2009-02-12

-   releaseCycle: "2.6"
    releaseDate: 2008-10-01
    eoas: true
    eol: 2013-10-29
    latest: "2.6.9"
    latestReleaseDate: 2013-10-29

---

> [Python](https://www.python.org/) is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming
> language.

The end-of-life is scheduled 5 years after the first release, but can be adjusted by the release
manager of each branch.

In the first 1.5 years there are planned releases with bugfixes. In the next 3.5 years there are
only security fixes and source distribution without precompiled binaries. Starting with Python 3.13
it will change to 2 + 3 years.

The detailed release information (including schedules) can be found among [Release PEPs](https://peps.python.org/topic/release/)

A Python release only supports a Windows platform while Microsoft considers the platform under
extended support. Python 3.8 was the last version to support Windows 7.