Python 3.14.0rc2 and 3.13.7 are go!

Not one but two expedited releases! 🎉 🎉 Python 3.14.0rc2 It’s the final 🪄 penultimate 🪄 3.14 release candidate! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc2/ Note: rc2 was originally planned for 2025-08-26, but we fixed a bug that required bumping the magic number stored in Python bytecode ( .pyc ) files. This means .pyc files created for rc1 cannot be used for rc2, and they’ll be recompiled. The ABI isn’t changing. Wheels built for rc1 should be fine for rc2, rc3 and 3.14.x. So this shouldn’t affect too many people but let’s get this out for testing sooner. Due to this early release, we’ll also add a third release candidate between now and the final 3.14.0 release, with no planned change to the final release date. This release, 3.14.0rc2 , is the penultimate release preview. Entering the release candidate phase, only reviewed code changes which are clear bug fixes are allowed between this release candidate and the final release. The next pre-release of Python 3.14 will be t