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  1. Python 2.7.8 July 2, 2014 Download Release Notes
  2. Python 2.7.7 June 1, 2014 Download Release Notes
  3. Python 3.4.1 May 19, 2014 Download Release Notes
  4. Python 3.4.0 March 17, 2014 Download Release Notes
  5. Python 3.3.5 March 9, 2014 Download Release Notes
  6. Python 3.3.4 Feb. 9, 2014 Download Release Notes
  7. Python 3.3.3 Nov. 17, 2013 Download Release Notes
  8. Python 2.7.6 Nov. 10, 2013 Download Release Notes
  9. Python 2.6.9 Oct. 29, 2013 Download Release Notes
  10. Python 3.3.2 May 15, 2013 Download Release Notes
  11. Python 3.2.5 May 15, 2013 Download Release Notes
  12. Python 2.7.5 May 12, 2013 Download Release Notes
  13. Python 3.3.1 April 6, 2013 Download Release Notes
  14. Python 3.2.4 April 6, 2013 Download Release Notes
  15. Python 2.7.4 April 6, 2013 Download Release Notes
  16. Python 3.3.0 Sept. 29, 2012 Download Release Notes
  17. Python 3.2.3 April 10, 2012 Download Release Notes
  18. Python 2.6.8 April 10, 2012 Download Release Notes
  19. Python 3.1.5 April 9, 2012 Download Release Notes
  20. Python 2.7.3 April 9, 2012 Download Release Notes
  21. Python 3.2.2 Sept. 3, 2011 Download Release Notes
  22. Python 3.2.1 July 9, 2011 Download Release Notes
  23. Python 2.7.2 June 11, 2011 Download Release Notes
  24. Python 3.1.4 June 11, 2011 Download Release Notes
  25. Python 2.6.7 June 3, 2011 Download Release Notes
  26. Python 2.5.6 May 26, 2011 Download Release Notes
  27. Python 3.2.0 Feb. 20, 2011 Download Release Notes
  28. Python 2.7.1 Nov. 27, 2010 Download Release Notes
  29. Python 3.1.3 Nov. 27, 2010 Download Release Notes
  30. Python 2.6.6 Aug. 24, 2010 Download Release Notes
  31. Python 2.7.0 July 3, 2010 Download Release Notes
  32. Python 3.1.2 March 20, 2010 Download Release Notes
  33. Python 2.6.5 March 18, 2010 Download Release Notes
  34. Python 2.5.5 Jan. 31, 2010 Download Release Notes
  35. Python 2.6.4 Oct. 26, 2009 Download Release Notes
  36. Python 2.6.3 Oct. 2, 2009 Download Release Notes
  37. Python 3.1.1 Aug. 17, 2009 Download Release Notes
  38. Python 3.1.0 June 26, 2009 Download Release Notes
  39. Python 2.6.2 April 14, 2009 Download Release Notes
  40. Python 3.0.1 Feb. 13, 2009 Download Release Notes
  41. Python 2.5.4 Dec. 23, 2008 Download Release Notes
  42. Python 2.4.6 Dec. 19, 2008 Download Release Notes
  43. Python 2.5.3 Dec. 19, 2008 Download Release Notes
  44. Python 2.6.1 Dec. 4, 2008 Download Release Notes
  45. Python 3.0.0 Dec. 3, 2008 Download Release Notes
  46. Python 2.6.0 Oct. 2, 2008 Download Release Notes
  47. Python 2.3.7 March 11, 2008 Download Release Notes
  48. Python 2.4.5 March 11, 2008 Download Release Notes
  49. Python 2.5.2 Feb. 21, 2008 Download Release Notes
  50. Python 2.5.1 April 19, 2007 Download Release Notes
  51. Python 2.3.6 Nov. 1, 2006 Download Release Notes
  52. Python 2.4.4 Oct. 18, 2006 Download Release Notes
  53. Python 2.5.0 Sept. 19, 2006 Download Release Notes
  54. Python 2.4.3 April 15, 2006 Download Release Notes
  55. Python 2.4.2 Sept. 27, 2005 Download Release Notes
  56. Python 2.4.1 March 30, 2005 Download Release Notes
  57. Python 2.3.5 Feb. 8, 2005 Download Release Notes
  58. Python 2.4.0 Nov. 30, 2004 Download Release Notes
  59. Python 2.3.4 May 27, 2004 Download Release Notes
  60. Python 2.3.3 Dec. 19, 2003 Download Release Notes
  61. Python 2.3.2 Oct. 3, 2003 Download Release Notes
  62. Python 2.3.1 Sept. 23, 2003 Download Release Notes
  63. Python 2.3.0 July 29, 2003 Download Release Notes
  64. Python 2.2.3 May 30, 2003 Download Release Notes
  65. Python 2.2.2 Oct. 14, 2002 Download Release Notes
  66. Python 2.2.1 April 10, 2002 Download Release Notes
  67. Python 2.1.3 April 9, 2002 Download Release Notes
  68. Python 2.2.0 Dec. 21, 2001 Download Release Notes
  69. Python 2.0.1 June 22, 2001 Download Release Notes

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History

Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum in the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido remains Python’s principal author, although it includes many contributions from others.

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