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  1. Python 3.4.2 2014-10-13 Download Release Notes
  2. Python 3.3.6 2014-10-12 Download Release Notes
  3. Python 3.2.6 2014-10-12 Download Release Notes
  4. Python 2.7.8 2014-07-2 Download Release Notes
  5. Python 2.7.7 2014-06-1 Download Release Notes
  6. Python 3.4.1 2014-05-19 Download Release Notes
  7. Python 3.4.0 2014-03-17 Download Release Notes
  8. Python 3.3.5 2014-03-9 Download Release Notes
  9. Python 3.3.4 2014-02-9 Download Release Notes
  10. Python 3.3.3 2013-11-17 Download Release Notes
  11. Python 2.7.6 2013-11-10 Download Release Notes
  12. Python 2.6.9 2013-10-29 Download Release Notes
  13. Python 3.2.5 2013-05-15 Download Release Notes
  14. Python 3.3.2 2013-05-15 Download Release Notes
  15. Python 2.7.5 2013-05-12 Download Release Notes
  16. Python 3.2.4 2013-04-6 Download Release Notes
  17. Python 3.3.1 2013-04-6 Download Release Notes
  18. Python 2.7.4 2013-04-6 Download Release Notes
  19. Python 3.3.0 2012-09-29 Download Release Notes
  20. Python 2.6.8 2012-04-10 Download Release Notes
  21. Python 3.2.3 2012-04-10 Download Release Notes
  22. Python 2.7.3 2012-04-9 Download Release Notes
  23. Python 3.1.5 2012-04-9 Download Release Notes
  24. Python 3.2.2 2011-09-3 Download Release Notes
  25. Python 3.2.1 2011-07-9 Download Release Notes
  26. Python 3.1.4 2011-06-11 Download Release Notes
  27. Python 2.7.2 2011-06-11 Download Release Notes
  28. Python 2.6.7 2011-06-3 Download Release Notes
  29. Python 2.5.6 2011-05-26 Download Release Notes
  30. Python 3.2.0 2011-02-20 Download Release Notes
  31. Python 3.1.3 2010-11-27 Download Release Notes
  32. Python 2.7.1 2010-11-27 Download Release Notes
  33. Python 2.6.6 2010-08-24 Download Release Notes
  34. Python 2.7.0 2010-07-3 Download Release Notes
  35. Python 3.1.2 2010-03-20 Download Release Notes
  36. Python 2.6.5 2010-03-18 Download Release Notes
  37. Python 2.5.5 2010-01-31 Download Release Notes
  38. Python 2.6.4 2009-10-26 Download Release Notes
  39. Python 2.6.3 2009-10-2 Download Release Notes
  40. Python 3.1.1 2009-08-17 Download Release Notes
  41. Python 3.1.0 2009-06-26 Download Release Notes
  42. Python 2.6.2 2009-04-14 Download Release Notes
  43. Python 3.0.1 2009-02-13 Download Release Notes
  44. Python 2.5.4 2008-12-23 Download Release Notes
  45. Python 2.4.6 2008-12-19 Download Release Notes
  46. Python 2.5.3 2008-12-19 Download Release Notes
  47. Python 2.6.1 2008-12-4 Download Release Notes
  48. Python 3.0.0 2008-12-3 Download Release Notes
  49. Python 2.6.0 2008-10-2 Download Release Notes
  50. Python 2.3.7 2008-03-11 Download Release Notes
  51. Python 2.4.5 2008-03-11 Download Release Notes
  52. Python 2.5.2 2008-02-21 Download Release Notes
  53. Python 2.5.1 2007-04-19 Download Release Notes
  54. Python 2.3.6 2006-11-1 Download Release Notes
  55. Python 2.4.4 2006-10-18 Download Release Notes
  56. Python 2.5.0 2006-09-19 Download Release Notes
  57. Python 2.4.3 2006-04-15 Download Release Notes
  58. Python 2.4.2 2005-09-27 Download Release Notes
  59. Python 2.4.1 2005-03-30 Download Release Notes
  60. Python 2.3.5 2005-02-8 Download Release Notes
  61. Python 2.4.0 2004-11-30 Download Release Notes
  62. Python 2.3.4 2004-05-27 Download Release Notes
  63. Python 2.3.3 2003-12-19 Download Release Notes
  64. Python 2.3.2 2003-10-3 Download Release Notes
  65. Python 2.3.1 2003-09-23 Download Release Notes
  66. Python 2.3.0 2003-07-29 Download Release Notes
  67. Python 2.2.3 2003-05-30 Download Release Notes
  68. Python 2.2.2 2002-10-14 Download Release Notes
  69. Python 2.2.1 2002-04-10 Download Release Notes
  70. Python 2.1.3 2002-04-9 Download Release Notes
  71. Python 2.2.0 2001-12-21 Download Release Notes
  72. Python 2.0.1 2001-06-22 Download Release Notes

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