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permalink: /python
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title: Python
command: python --version
link: https://devguide.python.org/
releaseDateColumn: true
sortReleasesBy: 'releaseCycle'
releases:
    - releaseCycle: 3.8
      release: 2019-10-14
      eol: 2024-10-14
      latest: 3.8.5
      link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-385/
    - releaseCycle: 3.7
      release: 2018-06-27
      eol: 2023-06-27
      latest: 3.7.9
      link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-379/
    - releaseCycle: 3.6
      release: 2016-12-23
      eol: 2021-12-23
      latest: 3.6.12
      link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3612/
    - releaseCycle: 3.5
      release: 2015-09-13
      eol: 2020-09-13
      latest: 3.5.9
      link: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-359/
    - releaseCycle: 2.7
      release: 2010-07-03
      eol: 2020-01-01
      latest: 2.7.18
      link: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/2.7/Misc/NEWS.d/2.7.18rc1.rst
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> [Python](https://www.python.org/) is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language.

By default, the end-of-life is scheduled 5 years after the first release, but can be adjusted by the release manager of each branch. The support for Python 2.7 was extended to 2020-01-01. Versions older than 2.7 have reached end-of-life.

Many projects have [pledged to drop support for Python 2.7](https://python3statement.org/) no later than 2020, coinciding with the Python development team’s timeline for dropping support for Python 2.7.
