Oct 23, 2026
Python 3.16.0 alpha 1 is out as the first of seven planned previews
The early preview opens the 3.16 cycle; the final release is scheduled for October 2027 and the next alpha for November.
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Oct 23, 2026
Python 3.15.0 final adds lazy imports, frozendict and UTF-8 as the default encoding
The stable release also upgrades the experimental JIT and adds a sampling profiler to the standard library.