Python (cpython) End of Life
Python Software Foundation
| Version | Released | Bugfix | Security | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.14 | 7 Oct 2025 | 5 Oct 2027 | Oct 2030 | Supported ~1,520 days left |
| 3.13 | 7 Oct 2024 | 6 Oct 2026 | Oct 2029 | Supported ~1,155 days left |
| 3.12 | 2 Oct 2023 | 8 Apr 2025 | Oct 2028 | Supported ~790 days left |
| 3.11 | 24 Oct 2022 | 2 Apr 2024 | Oct 2027 | Supported ~424 days left |
| 3.10 | 4 Oct 2021 | 5 Apr 2023 | Oct 2026 | Ending Soon ~59 days left |
| 3.9 | 5 Oct 2020 | Not announced | 31 Oct 2025 | End of Life 276 days ago |
| 3.8 | 14 Oct 2019 | Not announced | 7 Oct 2024 | End of Life 665 days ago |
Dates are published to month precision upstream, so day counts are approximate
Support policy
Python ships a feature release every October. Each release receives two years of bugfix support (18 months for versions before 3.13), followed by source-only security fixes until five years after its initial release.
Notes
Python ships a feature release every October, and each version reaches end of life about five years after its initial release: two years of bugfix support (18 months before 3.13) followed by three years of security-only fixes.
The most important operational caveat is that the security phase is source-only. python.org does not publish binary installers for Windows or macOS during this period. A version can be "still supported" while being effectively un-updatable in environments that require installers. On Windows, treat the end of the bugfix phase as the practical deadline.
End-of-life dates for future versions are published only to month precision (for example 3.13 shows "2029-10"), and the official page notes that scheduled dates may be adjusted. Versions that have already reached EOL carry exact dates (3.9 ended 2025-10-31). This site preserves that difference in precision rather than inventing a day.
Linux distributions often backport patches and support a Python version beyond its upstream EOL. Check the distribution's lifecycle separately from the upstream dates shown here.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-08-03