Python 3.12 is the latest stable release of the Python
programming language, with a mix of changes to the language and
the standard library. The library changes focus on cleaning up
deprecated APIs, usability, and correctness. Of note, the
distutils package has been removed from the standard library.
Filesystem support in os and pathlib has seen a number of
improvements, and several modules have better performance.
The language changes focus on usability, as f-strings have had
many limitations removed and ‘Did you mean …’ suggestions
continue to improve. The new type parameter syntax and type
statement improve ergonomics for using generic types and type
aliases with static type checkers.
This article doesn’t attempt to provide a complete
specification of all new features, but instead gives
a convenient overview. For full details, you should refer to
the documentation, such as the Library Reference and Language
Reference. If you want to understand the complete
implementation and design rationale for a change, refer to the
PEP for a particular new feature; but note that PEPs usually
are not kept up-to-date once a feature has been fully
implemented.
- New syntax features:
- PEP 695, type parameter syntax and the type statement
- New grammar features:
- PEP 701, f-strings in the grammar
- Interpreter improvements:
- PEP 684, a unique per-interpreter GIL
- PEP 669, low impact monitoring
- Improved ‘Did you mean …’ suggestions for NameError,
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/devel:languages:python:Factory/python312?expand=0&rev=25
