Visualizing CPython Release Process

Episode #431, published Fri, Sep 29, 2023, recorded Thu, Sep 28, 2023

Every year Python has a new major release. This year it's Python 3.12 and it'll come out on October 2, 2023. That's 4 days from when this episode was published. There is quite process involved to test, build, and ship Python across many platforms and channels. We have Seth Michael Larson here to give us a detailed rundown on what exactly is involved in releasing CPython.

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Visualizing the CPython Release Process: sethmlarson.dev
PEP 101: peps.python.org
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PyPA Advisory Database: github.com
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What's New in 3.12: docs.python.org
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