Which Python Versions Does ActiveState Support?
ActiveState offers extended support for current and older versions of Python for Windows, Linux and MacOS. For Python 3.6 and above, we provide ongoing support and security updates with Enterprise tier licensing. For older versions of Python 3, we provide access to our previously built ActivePython distributions, available at our Team tier and above.
Learn more about our licensing options here.
While the Python 2 programming language reached End of Life (EOL) in January 2020 and is no longer supported by the open source community or Python Software Foundation, ActiveState provides exclusive support and security updates as part of our Enterprise licensing for Python 2.7.
Learn more about our Python 2 extended support and get a free security assessment of your open source software dependencies and Python packages.
Support levels vary across platforms/operating systems. More details below.
Python 3 Versions
All usage of ActivePython for software development beyond Python developer’s workstations requires commercial licensing. The table below outlines the level of built-in support we provide with commercial licensing for each version.
Maintained & Supported: Python package and dependency updates, as well as security updates for known security vulnerabilities (CVE’s) are provided on a regular basis. Available with Enterprise licensing.
Licensing Only: These versions have passed End of Life (EOL). As such, access to ActivePython is provided “as-is”, but these versions will no longer be updated.
| Python Version | Open Source Release Date | Status | Anticipated EOL Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python 3.11 | 10/24/2022 | Maintained & Supported | – |
| Python 3.10 | 10/04/2021 | Maintained & Supported | Q4-2026 |
| Python 3.9 | 10/05/2020 | Maintained & Supported | Q3-2025 |
| Python 3.8 | 10/14/2019 | Maintained & Supported | Q3-2024 |
| Python 3.7 | 06/27/2018 | Maintained & Supported | Q2-2023 |
| Python 3.6 | 12/23/2016 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.5 | 09/13/2015 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.4 | 03/16/2014 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.3 | 09/29/2013 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.2 | 02/20/2011 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.1 | 06/27/2009 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Python 3.0 | 03/12/2008 | Licensing Only | EOL |
Python 2 Versions
As part of ActiveState’s Python 2 extended support, we continuously evaluate and fix known CVE’s impacting Python 2. Python developers can see the full list of Python 2 CVE’s we’ve fixed here. Note that Python 2 support is only available with Enterprise tier licensing.
| Python Version | Open Source Release Date | Status | Anticipated EOL Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python 2.7.18 | 04/20/2020 | Maintained & Supported | — |
| Python 2.7.17 and below | 10/19/2019 | Licensing Only | EOL |
ActivePython 2.7.18 FAQ and docs can be found here.
Python Support – Windows/Linux/MacOS
| Platform | Status | Anticipated EOL Date |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 11/10/Server x86 64-bit | Maintained & Supported | Q3-2025 |
| Windows 10/Server x86 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Windows 7 x86 64-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Windows 7 x86 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Linux x86 64-bit (RHEL 6+) | Maintained & Supported | — |
| Linux 2.6 x86 32/64-bit (RHEL 5) | Licensing Only | EOL |
| macOS x64 10.12+ 64-bit | Maintained & Supported | — |
| macOS x86 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
Solaris/AIX/HP-UX
Support and implementations for “big iron” systems (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX) is available on a custom basis, and limited to certain versions of Python. Below are the systems we currently support for existing enterprise customers. Please contact us to discuss your implementation and quickstart needs.
| Platform | Status | Anticipated EOL Date |
|---|---|---|
| Solaris x86 all versions | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Solaris 11 SPARC 64-bit CC | Maintained & Supported | — |
| Solaris 11 SPARC 32-bit CC | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Solaris 10 SPARC 64-bit CC | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Solaris 10 SPARC 32-bit CC | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Solaris 9 SPARC 32-bit CC | Licensing Only | EOL |
| Solaris 8 SPARC 32-bit CC | Licensing Only | EOL |
| AIX 7 on PowerPC 64-bit | Maintained & Supported | — |
| AIX 7 on PowerPC 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| AIX 6 on PowerPC 64-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| AIX 6 on PowerPC 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| AIX 5.3 on PowerPC 64-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
| HP-UX 11.31 64-bit IA-64 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| HP-UX 11.23/32 32/64-bit IA-64 | Licensing Only | EOL |
| HP-UX 11.11 PA RISC 1.1 32-bit | Licensing Only | EOL |
Additional Python Support
Learn more about our enterprise licensing for software development here, as well as migration of your Python code and Python scripts from 2 to 3.
For more information or if you have any questions on how we can help secure and configure your Python runtimes or open source code, please contact us at sales@activestate.com.