Hello, three dot fourteen dot zero alpha four!
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140a4/
This is an early developer preview of Python 3.14
Major new features of the 3.14 series, compared to 3.13
Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0a4, is the fourth of seven planned alpha releases.
Alpha releases are intended to make it easier to test the current state of new features and bug fixes and to test the release process.
During the alpha phase, features may be added up until the start of the beta phase (2025-05-06) and, if necessary, may be modified or deleted up until the release candidate phase (2025-07-22). Please keep in mind that this is a preview release and its use is not recommended for production environments.
Many new features for Python 3.14 are still being planned and written. Among the new major new features and changes so far:
The next pre-release of Python 3.14 will be 3.14.0a5, currently scheduled for 2025-02-11.
More resources
And now for something completely different
In Python, you can use Greek letters as constants. For example:
from math import pi as π
def circumference(radius: float) -> float:
return 2 * π * radius
print(circumference(6378.137)) # 40075.016685578485
Enjoy the new release
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Regards from a slushy, slippery Helsinki,
Your release team,
Hugo van Kemenade
Ned Deily
Steve Dower
Łukasz Langa
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