Python 3.8.6rc1 is the release candidate of the sixth maintenance release of
Python 3.8. Go get it here:
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-386rc1/
<https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-386rc1/>
Assuming no critical problems are found prior to 2020-09-21, the scheduled
release date for 3.8.6, no code changes are planned between this release
candidate and the final release.
That being said, please keep in mind that this is a pre-release and as such its
main purpose is testing.
Maintenance releases for the 3.8 series will continue at regular bi-monthly
intervals, with 3.8.7 planned for mid-November 2020.
What’s new?
The Python 3.8 series is the newest feature release of the Python language, and
it contains many new features and optimizations. See the “What’s New in Python
3.8 <https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/3.8.html>” document for more
information about features included in the 3.8 series.
Python 3.8 is becoming more stable. Our bugfix releases are becoming smaller as
we progress. This one contains 80 changes, not even a half of what we got in
3.8.4 (the following release was a hotfix). Detailed information about all
changes made in version 3.8.6 specifically can be found in its change log
<https://docs.python.org/release/3.8.6rc1/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-8-6-release-candidate-1>.
We hope you enjoy Python 3.8!
Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these
releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering
yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software
Foundation.
Your friendly release team,
Ned Deily @nad <https://discuss.python.org/u/nad>
Steve Dower @steve.dower <https://discuss.python.org/u/steve.dower>
Łukasz Langa @ambv <https://discuss.python.org/u/ambv>
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