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Python Programming/Version history

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The Python version release dates are as follows:

Ancient release information:

  • Python 0.0 - xx Dec 1989 (Implementation started)
  • Python 0.x.x - 1990 (Internal releases at CWI)
  • Python 0.9.0 - 20 Feb 1991 (released to alt.sources)
  • Python 0.9.1 - xx Feb 1991
  • Python 0.9.2 - Autumn 1991
  • Python 0.9.4 - 24 Dec 1991
  • Python 0.9.5 - 02 Jan 1992 (Macintosh only)
  • Python 0.9.6 - 06 Apr 1992
  • Python 0.9.7beta - 1992
  • Python 0.9.8 - 09 Jan 1993
  • Python 0.9.9 - 29 July 1993

Early “micro” version release dates:

  • Python 1.0.2 - 15 Feb 1994
  • Python 1.0.3 - 04 May 1994
  • Python 1.0.4 - 14 July 1994
  • Python 1.1.1 - 10 Nov 1994
  • Python 1.5.1 - 31 Oct 1998
  • Python 1.5.2 - 13 April 1999
  • Python 1.6.1 - 25 Feb 2001
  • Python 2.0.1 - 22 Jun 2001

The rest:

Some of the most recent final releases of versions:

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