Download Python 3.11.8 / 3.12.2

Python is an object-oriented programming language that can be used to develop simple to complex, cross-platform applications. It was designed in the 1990s by Guido van Rossum. Guido was like BDFL involved in the development of Python. He also worked for Dropbox, then retired and when that didn’t really work out, he went to work at Microsoft. Versions 3.11.8 and the second update for 3.12 have been released and the release notes for both releases can be found below.

Python 3.12.2 and 3.11.8 are now available.

Python 3.12.2 and 3.11.8 are now available. In addition to all the usual bug fixes, these releases contain a small security fix: hidden .pth files are no longer automatically read and executed as part of Python startup. (New releases of 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10 containing the same fix are expected next week.)

Python 3.12.2

Python 3.12’s second bug fix release. In addition to the mentioned security fix and the usual slew of bug fixes, build changes and documentation updates (more than 350 commits), this is also the first release to include a Software Bill-of-Materials for the source packages (Python-3.12.2.tgz and Python-3.12.2.tar.xz). Full change log.

Python 3.11.8

More than 300 commits of bug fixes, build changes and documentation updates. Full change log.