# 3.12 — Software end-of-support dates

For 3.12, product is Python; released is 02 Oct 2023; end of active support is 02 Apr 2025; end of security support is 31 Oct 2028, verified against its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Product:** Python
- **Release:** 3.12
- **Released:** 02 Oct 2023
- **End of active support:** 02 Apr 2025
- **End of security support:** 31 Oct 2028

## What the source says

> 3.12 | 2 years and 10 months ago (02 Oct 2023) | Ended 1 year and 4 months ago (02 Apr 2025) | Ends in 2 years and 3 months (31 Oct 2028) | <https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-31213/> 3.12.13 (03 Mar 2026)

## Source

- https://endoflife.date/python

Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2026-11-01.
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