The Windows installers and all binaries produced as part of each Python release are signed using an Authenticode signing certificate issued to the Python Software Foundation.
This is the stable release of Python 3.12.0 Python 3.12.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations.
Python 3.12 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. 3.12.3 is the latest maintenance release, containing more than 300 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.12.2.
The build mode is available as an experimental feature in the Windows and macOS installers as well. A preliminary, experimental JIT, providing the ground work for significant performance improvements.
There are now "web-based" installers for Windows platforms; the installer will download the needed software components at installation time. There are redistributable zip files containing the Windows builds, making it easy to redistribute Python as part of another software package.
You can download the Python Install Manager from python.org/downloads or through the Microsoft Store app. Once you have installed the Python Install Manager, the global python command can be used from any terminal to launch your current latest version of Python.
The build mode is available as an experimental feature in the Windows and macOS installers as well. A preliminary, experimental JIT, providing the ground work for significant performance improvements.
The Python install manager for Windows is our tool for installing and managing runtimes. The traditional executable installer will stop being released with Python 3.16
