Python 3.9 Release Date ((better))

The journey to Python 3.9 began in 2019, when the PSF started planning for the next major release. The development team, led by Guido van Rossum, Petr Viktorin, and Łukasz Langa, worked tirelessly to bring new features, improvements, and bug fixes to the language.

The October 5, 2020 release introduced several significant features that are now standard in modern Python: python 3.9 release date

| Milestone | Date | Significance | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | June 4, 2019 | After Python 3.8.0b1, the master branch opens for 3.9 features. | | First Alpha (3.9.0a1) | November 19, 2019 | First preview. Not for production. Intended for testing new features and internal APIs. | | Last Alpha (3.9.0a6) | April 28, 2020 | Feature development is now complete. No new features will be added after this point. | | First Beta (3.9.0b1) | May 18, 2020 | Feature freeze. Focus shifts to bug fixes and stability. | | Last Beta (3.9.0b5) | July 20, 2020 | No new features or major bug fixes. | | First Release Candidate (3.9.0rc1) | August 10, 2020 | Code is considered complete. Final testing before release. | | Second Release Candidate (3.9.0rc2) | September 14, 2020 | Any critical showstopper bugs found in rc1 are fixed here. | | Final Release (3.9.0) | October 5, 2020 | Official, production-ready release. | | First Bugfix (3.9.1) | December 7, 2020 | First regular maintenance release. | The journey to Python 3