Python 3.14 is now available as the latest annual major release for the Python programming language, delivering several key features and improvements.
The new version supports free-threaded Python code path, a Zstd compression module, and various performance enhancements. It also introduces a zero-overhead external debugger, C API improvements, enhanced error messages, and an opt-in interpreter.
Some notable PEPs include:
– Free-threaded Python is officially supported (PEP 779)
– Evaluation of annotations is deferred to improve semantics (PEP 649)
– Template string literals for custom string processing are now available (PEP 750)
Additionally, Python 3.14 brings improvements such as:
– Syntax highlighting in PyREPL and support for color in certain CLIs
– A new module for the Zstandard compression algorithm
– Improved error messages and a built-in HMAC implementation
Users can download more details about the major feature release on Python.org.
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