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Free-Threaded Python Unleashed and Other Python News for July 2025

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Last month was a watershed moment for Python. Python 3.14 beta 3, released mid-June, isn’t just another pre-release. It’s the first build in which the long-awaited free-threaded or “no-GIL” variant is officially supported. That’s right: a no-GIL Python is finally taking shape.

The interpreter isn’t the only thing making headlines, though.

Below you’ll find a curated tour of the latest Python developments, broken down by area so you can zero in on your favorite topic.

Core Python Development

CPython’s core improved in concurrency and stability last month. The third beta of Python 3.14 now officially supports the no-GIL build for CPython, signaling a new era of multi-core Python. That same release also brought multiple interpreters into the standard library, while earlier in June, the core team rolled out a coordinated batch of security patches across all maintained versions to keep your deployments safe.

Python 3.14 Beta 3 Lands Free-Threaded Support

On June 17, the release team pushed Python 3.14.0b3 to the mirrors. What sets this beta apart is the acceptance of PEP 779, which promotes the GIL-less build from experimental to supported. That single status change means binary wheels, continuous integration images, and even hosting platforms can start treating free-threaded Python as a first-class citizen.

Why is that a big deal? The Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) has long limited Python’s ability to use multiple CPU cores effectively. With a supported no-GIL build, data science and high-throughput web workloads can reach for true multithreading without resorting to subprocess orchestration.

While this is exciting, many caveats remain. Native extensions must be rebuilt, and performance trade-offs still exist. Still, the road to production looks increasingly well paved, and the Python community can start preparing for Phase III, which would make the free-threaded build the default.

Multiple Interpreters Join the Standard Library

Beta 3 also finalizes another language proposal with PEP 734 – Multiple Interpreters in the Stdlib. This PEP supersedes PEP 554 and adds Python subinterpreters to the standard library via the concurrent.interpreters module. This addition hoists the ability to run multiple interpreters from the C API up to the standard library, paving the way to making this approach to concurrency more popular in the Python ecosystem.

Together with earlier additions like t-string literals, Python 3.14 is shaping up to be a feature-packed release when it ships this October.

Coordinated Security Releases Ensure Safety

If you maintain anything on a Long-Term Support (LTS) Python version, then block off some time to upgrade. Earlier last month, the core team released fixes for multiple tarfile CVE identifiers and an ipaddress memory bug across all supported branches: 3.13.4, 3.12.11, 3.11.13, 3.10.18, and 3.9.23. If you think this might affect you, then read the full details on the Python Insider blog.

And—as it sometimes goes in life and software—just a week later, Python 3.13.5 shipped to fix regressions introduced by 3.13.4. These included, most notably, a Windows build failure for C extensions and unintended delays when raising TypeError exceptions in generators. If you’re on the 3.13 series, then you can upgrade directly to 3.13.5.

Library and Tooling Highlights

From data science to web development, Python’s ecosystem is keeping pace with the core language’s progress.

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Martin is Real Python's Head of Content Strategy. With a background in education, he's worked as a coding mentor, code reviewer, curriculum developer, bootcamp instructor, and instructional designer.

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