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Hi there,
before we begin the usual round of release notes, please do note that =
the three new versions of Python released today do not contain Windows = installers yet. This is temporary, due to a more complex than expected =
code signing certificate renewal.
We=E2=80=99ve held the releases all week while the situation is getting = resolved but the urgency of 3.10.2 in particular made us release without =
the Windows installers after all. We apologize for the inconvenience and =
are doing everything we can to put the Windows installer in place as =
soon as possible.

We=E2=80=99re rooting for both Ee Durbin and Steve Dower who are helping =
us resolve this. Thanks for your hard work! Hopefully, by this time next = week, this will only be a footnote in release management history.

The releases you=E2=80=99re looking at were all cursed in some way. What =
a way to start 2022! Besides the certificate hold up, Python 3.10.2 is =
an expedited release (you=E2=80=99ll want to upgrade, read below!), =
Python 3.11.0a4 had almost 20 (sic, twenty!) release blockers before =
being finally green, and Python 3.9.10 was made from a new M1 Mac on =
macOS Monterey which made the usually boring process quite a ride. = We=E2=80=99re hoping 2022 won=E2=80=99t be this intense all year!


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<https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-10-2-3-9-10-and-3-11-0a4-are-now-av= ailable/13146#python-3102-1>Python 3.10.2

Get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3102/ = <https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3102/> = <https://www.blogger.com/#>
This is a special bugfix release ahead of schedule to address a memory =
leak that was happening on certain function calls when using Cython = <https://github.com/cython/cython>. The memory leak consisted of a small = constant amount of bytes in certain function calls from Cython code. =
Although in most cases this was not very noticeable, it was very =
impactful for long-running applications and certain usage patterns. =
Check bpo-46347 <https://bugs.python.org/issue46347> for more =
information.

Upgrading existing Python 3.10 installations is highly recommended. Even = though this is an expedited release, it still contains over 100 other =
bug fixes. See the change log = <https://docs.python.org/release/3.10.2/whatsnew/changelog.html> for =
details.

The next Python 3.10 maintenance release will be 3.10.3, currently =
scheduled for 2022-04-04.


=
<https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-10-2-3-9-10-and-3-11-0a4-are-now-av= ailable/13146#python-3910-2>Python 3.9.10

Get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3910/ = <https://www.blogger.com/#>
Python 3.9.10 is the ninth maintenance release of the legacy 3.9 series. = Note: Python 3.10 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3.

Python 3.9 micro-releases enter double digits! There=E2=80=99s been 130 = commits since 3.9.9 which is a higher number of fixes for this stage of =
the life cycle compared to 3.8. See the changelog = <https://docs.python.org/release/3.9.10/whatsnew/changelog.html> for =
details on what changed.

As a reminder, on macOS, the default installer is now the new universal2 = variant. It=E2=80=99s compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 and newer, including = macOS 11 Big Sur and macOS 12 Monterey. Python installed with this =
variant will work natively on Apple Silicon processors.

The next Python 3.9 maintenance release will be 3.9.11, currently =
scheduled for Pi Day '22 (2022-03-14).


=
<https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-10-2-3-9-10-and-3-11-0a4-are-now-av= ailable/13146#python-3110a4-3>Python 3.11.0a4

Get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3110a4/ = <https://www.blogger.com/#>
Python 3.11 is still in development. This release, 3.11.0a4, 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 by the community, as well as to test the = release process.

During the alpha phase, features may be added up until the start of the =
beta phase (2022-05-06) and, if necessary, may be modified or deleted up = until the release candidate phase (2022-08-01). Please keep in mind that =
this is a preview release and its use is not recommended for production = environments.

Many new features for Python 3.11 are still being planned and written. =
Among the new major new features and changes so far:

PEP 657 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0657/> =E2=80=93 Include = Fine-Grained Error Locations in Tracebacks
PEP 654 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0654/> =E2=80=93 Exception = Groups and except*
The Faster CPython Project <https://github.com/faster-cpython> is =
already yielding some exciting results: this version of CPython 3.11 is =
~ 19% faster on the geometric mean of the PyPerformance benchmarks <>, = compared to 3.10.0.
(Hey, fellow core developer, if a feature you find important is missing =
from this list, let Pablo know <mailto:pablogsal@python.org>.)
The next pre-release of Python 3.11 will be 3.11.0a5, currently =
scheduled for Wednesday, 2022-02-02.


=
<https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-10-2-3-9-10-and-3-11-0a4-are-now-av= ailable/13146#python-36-is-pining-for-the-fjords-4>Python 3.6 is pining =
for the fjords

Python 3.6 is no more. It=E2=80=99s an ex-Python. It has ceased to be. =
On December 23rd 2021 is has reached its end-of-life phase = <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/> after five successful years.

It=E2=80=99s been the first truly popular Python 3 release, introducing = f-strings to the world and making big improvements to both asyncio =
(async generators!) and typing (variable annotations!).

We=E2=80=99d like to congratulate Ned Deily @nad = <https://discuss.python.org/u/nad> on successfully driving the 3.6 =
series to completion as Release Manager. He=E2=80=99s not fully retired =
yet, as 3.7, which he is also managing, is still receiving security =
patches until June 2023.


=
<https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-10-2-3-9-10-and-3-11-0a4-are-now-av= ailable/13146#we-hope-you-enjoy-the-new-releases-5>We hope you enjoy the =
new releases

Your friendly release team,
Pablo Galindo Salgado @pablogsal =
<https://discuss.python.org/u/pablogsal>
=C5=81ukasz Langa @ambv <https://discuss.python.org/u/ambv>

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