Lifecycle

Python Software Foundation Product Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and end-of-support dates for 3 Python Software Foundation products and 18 versions.

Releases and Lifecycle

Release dates, version history and support and end-of-life dates as published by Python Software Foundation. Dates within the next 12 months are highlighted; past dates are dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.

Python release cycle (PEP 602). Each feature release gets bugfix releases, then security-only fixes, with support ending five years after the first release; scheduled dates can be adjusted by release managers. [1]

Python 18 versions

Version	Released	End of life	Source
Python 3.15Python release cycle (PEP 602)	9 Oct 2026	Oct 2031	[1]
Python 3.14Python release cycle (PEP 602)	7 Oct 2025	Oct 2030	[1]
Python 3.13Python release cycle (PEP 602)	7 Oct 2024	Oct 2029	[1]
Python 3.12Python release cycle (PEP 602)	2 Oct 2023	Oct 2028	[1]
Python 3.11Python release cycle (PEP 602)	24 Oct 2022	Oct 2027	[1]
Python 3.10Python release cycle (PEP 602)	4 Oct 2021	1 Oct 2026	[1]
Python 3.9Python release cycle (PEP 602)	5 Oct 2020	31 Oct 2025	[1]
Python 3.8Python release cycle (PEP 602)	14 Oct 2019	7 Oct 2024	[1]
Python 3.7Python release cycle (PEP 602)	27 Jun 2018	27 Jun 2023	[1]
Python 3.6Python release cycle (PEP 602)	23 Dec 2016	23 Dec 2021	[1]
Python 3.5Python release cycle (PEP 602)	13 Sep 2015	30 Sep 2020	[1]
Python 3.4Python release cycle (PEP 602)	16 Mar 2014	18 Mar 2019	[1]
Python 3.3Python release cycle (PEP 602)	29 Sep 2012	29 Sep 2017	[1]
Python 3.2Python release cycle (PEP 602)	20 Feb 2011	20 Feb 2016	[1]
Python 2.7Python release cycle (PEP 602)	3 Jul 2010	1 Jan 2020	[1]
Python 3.1Python release cycle (PEP 602)	27 Jun 2009	9 Apr 2012	[1]
Python 3.0Python release cycle (PEP 602)	3 Dec 2008	27 Jun 2009	[1]
Python 2.6Python release cycle (PEP 602)	1 Oct 2008	29 Oct 2013	[1]

Continuously updated 2: PyPI Corporate Organization (Hosted service on pypi.org with paid organization accounts for companies; the vendor publishes no version lifecycle.)[2], PyPI Organizations (Hosted service on pypi.org, free for community projects; the vendor publishes no version lifecycle.)[2]

Sources 2

Status of Python versions retrieved 2026-10-14
PyPI Organization Accounts - About retrieved 2026-10-14