<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">It's time for the LAST alpha of Python 3.8.0. Go get it here:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380a4/" class="">https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-380a4/</a></span></font><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Python 3.8.0a4 is the fourth and final alpha release of Python 3.8,</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">the next feature release of Python. During the alpha phase, Python 3.8</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">remains under heavy development: additional features will be added</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">and existing features may be modified or deleted. Please keep in mind</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">that this is a preview release and its use is not recommended for</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">production environments. The first beta release, 3.8.0b1, is planned</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">for 2019-05-31.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The release has slipped a week because of me being overwhelmed<div class="">with PyCon US this year. There was also a release blocker and</div><div class="">a breaking change to ElementTree. Anyway, sorry for the wait!</div><div class="">I moved the planned date of beta1 a few days to make up for it.</div><div class=""><br class="">If you have a feature you're working on and you'd like to see it in</div><div class="">3.8.0, NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT. Please don't wait until May 30th,</div><div class="">get a proper review and land your change as soon as possible.<br class=""><br class="">Q: Can I get my feature in after that date if I ask nicely?</div><div class="">A: Yes, of course. I will release it in Python 3.9.<br class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Ł</span></div></body></html>