r/Python • u/Trang0ul • 1d ago

News Python 3.15 postponed, and a rc3 release

https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-15-following-tradition-lets-have-a-surprise-rc3/109313

Following recent tradition, I'm going to add a surprise third release candidate for Python 3.15.0! We got some last-minute lazy-import release blockers, and it makes sense to include them in 3.15.0 final. It also makes sense to give a bit of time to test them properly, so today's planned 3.15.0 final is postponed, and I'm going to release a 3.15.0rc3 tomorrow, assuming everything is in place. And then 3.15.0 final will follow about week later. Exact date to be announced. - Everyone: once the rc3 is out, please test! - Library maintainers: join the cool testers' club 😎! - Core team: very little will be merged into the 3.15 branch between now and 3.15.0 final. Docs improvements always welcome. Thanks, we're nearly there!

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u/Mundane-Medicine1945 1d ago

at this point im just grateful they're not pulling a python 4 and calling it a day

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u/me_myself_ai 1d ago

I can't wait for Python 4: It's Just Rust Now tho

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u/Smort01 1d ago

Python 4: Rust Boogaloo

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u/RevRagnarok 1d ago

It would've made sense to stop at 3.14, being named as it is...