The table below was made by installing the package python3 in each Docker image and then running python --version (see the python-versions.sh for more details).
Release and end of life dates were taken from:
| Distribution | Version | Codename | Released at | End of Life¹ | Python version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian GNU/Linux | 13 | trixie | 2025-09-09 | 2028-08-09 | Python 3.13.5 |
| Debian GNU/Linux | 12 | bookworm | 2023-06-10 | 2026-06-10 | Python 3.11.2 |
| Debian GNU/Linux | 11 | bullseye | 2021-08-14 | 2024-08-14 | Python 3.9.2 |
| Debian GNU/Linux | 10 | buster | 2019-07-06 | 2022-09-10 | Python 3.7.3 |
| Debian GNU/Linux | 9 | stretch | 2017-06-17 | 2020-07-18 | Python 3.5.3 |
| Debian GNU/Linux | 8 | jessie | 2015-04-25 | 2018-06-17 | Python 3.4.2 |
| Ubuntu | 25.10 | questing | 2025-10-09 | 2026-07-01 | Python 3.13.7 |
| Ubuntu | 25.04 | plucky | 2025-04-17 | 2026-01-01 | Python 3.13.3 |
| Ubuntu | 24.10 | oracular | 2024-10-10 | 2025-07-01 | Python 3.12.7 |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noble | 2024-04-25 | 2029-04-01 | Python 3.12.3 |
| Ubuntu | 23.10 | mantic | 2023-10-12 | 2024-07-11 | Python 3.11.6 |
| Ubuntu | 23.04 | lunar | 2023-04-20 | 2024-01-25 | Python 3.11.4 |
| Ubuntu | 22.10 | kinetic | 2022-10-20 | 2023-07-20 | Python 3.10.7 |
| Ubuntu | 22.04 | jammy | 2022-04-21 | 2024-04-01 | Python 3.10.12 |
| Ubuntu | 21.10 | impish | 2021-10-14 | 2022-04-14 | Python 3.9.7 |
| Ubuntu | 21.04 | hirsute | 2021-04-22 | 2022-01-20 | Python 3.9.5 |
| Ubuntu | 20.10 | groovy | 2020-10-22 | 2021-07-22 | Python 3.8.10 |
| Ubuntu | 20.04 | focal | 2020-04-23 | 2025-04-01 | Python 3.8.10 |
| Ubuntu | 19.10 | eoan | 2019-10-17 | 2020-07-17 | Python 3.7.5 |
| Ubuntu | 19.04 | disco | 2019-04-18 | 2020-01-23 | Python 3.7.3 |
| Ubuntu | 18.10 | cosmic | 2018-10-18 | 2019-07-18 | Python 3.6.8 |
| Ubuntu | 18.04 | bionic | 2018-04-26 | 2023-04-01 | Python 3.6.9 |
| Ubuntu | 17.10 | artful | 2017-10-19 | 2018-07-19 | Python 3.6.3 |
| Ubuntu | 17.04 | zesty | 2017-04-13 | 2018-01-13 | Python 3.5.3 |
| Ubuntu | 16.10 | yakkety | 2016-10-13 | 2017-07-20 | Python 3.5.2+ |
| Ubuntu | 16.04 | xenial | 2016-04-21 | 2021-04-01 | Python 3.5.2 |
| Ubuntu | 15.10 | wily | 2015-10-22 | 2016-07-28 | Python 3.4.3+ |
| Ubuntu | 14.04 | trusty | 2014-04-17 | 2019-04-01 | Python 3.4.3 |
| Fedora Linux | 43 | - | 2025-10-28 | 2026-12-09 | Python 3.14.0 |
| Fedora Linux | 42 | adams | 2025-04-15 | 2026-05-13 | Python 3.13.9 |
| Fedora Linux | 41 | - | 2024-10-29 | 2025-11-26 | Python 3.13.9 |
| Fedora Linux | 40 | - | 2024-04-23 | 2025-05-13 | Python 3.12.10 |
| Fedora Linux | 39 | - | 2023-11-07 | 2024-11-26 | Python 3.12.7 |
| Fedora Linux | 38 | - | 2023-04-18 | 2024-05-21 | Python 3.11.9 |
| Fedora Linux | 37 | - | 2022-11-15 | 2023-12-05 | Python 3.11.6 |
| Fedora Linux | 36 | - | 2022-05-10 | 2023-05-16 | Python 3.10.11 |
| Fedora Linux | 35 | - | 2021-11-02 | 2022-12-13 | Python 3.10.8 |
| Fedora | 34 | - | 2021-04-27 | 2022-06-07 | Python 3.9.13 |
| Fedora | 33 | - | 2020-10-27 | 2021-11-30 | Python 3.9.9 |
| Fedora | 32 | - | 2020-04-28 | 2021-05-25 | Python 3.8.10 |
| Fedora | 31 | - | 2019-10-29 | 2020-11-24 | Python 3.7.9 |
| Fedora | 30 | - | 2019-04-30 | 2020-05-26 | Python 3.7.7 |
| Fedora | 29 | - | 2018-10-30 | 2019-11-26 | Python 3.7.5 |
| Fedora | 28 | - | 2018-05-01 | 2019-05-28 | Python 3.6.8 |
| Fedora | 27 | - | 2017-11-14 | 2018-11-30 | Python 3.6.6 |
| Fedora | 26 | - | 2017-07-11 | 2018-05-29 | Python 3.6.5 |
| Fedora | 25 | - | 2016-11-22 | 2017-12-12 | Python 3.5.4 |
| Fedora | 24 | - | 2016-06-21 | 2017-08-08 | Python 3.5.3 |
| Fedora | 23 | - | 2015-11-03 | 2016-12-20 | Python 3.4.3 |
| Fedora | 22 | - | 2015-05-26 | 2016-07-19 | Python 3.4.2 |
| AlmaLinux Kitten | 10 | - | 2024-10-22 | ? | Python 3.12.11 |
| AlmaLinux | 10.1 | - | 2025-11-24 | 2030-05-31 | Python 3.12.11 |
| AlmaLinux | 9.7 | - | 2025-11-17 | 2027-05-31 | Python 3.9.23 |
| AlmaLinux | 8.10 | - | 2024-05-28 | 2024-05-31 | Python 3.6.8 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.22.2 | - | 2025-05-30 | 2027-05-01 | Python 3.12.12 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.21.5 | - | 2024-12-05 | 2026-11-01 | Python 3.12.12 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.20.8 | - | 2024-05-22 | 2026-04-01 | Python 3.12.12 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.19.9 | - | 2023-12-07 | 2025-11-01 | Python 3.11.14 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.18.12 | - | 2023-05-09 | 2025-05-09 | Python 3.11.12 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.17.10 | - | 2022-11-22 | 2024-11-22 | Python 3.10.15 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.16.9 | - | 2022-05-23 | 2024-05-23 | Python 3.10.14 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.15.11 | - | 2021-11-24 | 2023-11-01 | Python 3.9.18 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.14.10 | - | 2021-06-15 | 2023-05-01 | Python 3.9.17 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.13.12 | - | 2021-01-14 | 2022-11-01 | Python 3.8.15 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.12.12 | - | 2020-05-29 | 2022-05-01 | Python 3.8.10 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.11.13 | - | 2019-12-29 | 2021-11-01 | Python 3.8.10 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.10.9 | - | 2019-06-19 | 2021-05-01 | Python 3.7.10 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.9.6 | - | 2019-01-29 | 2020-11-01 | Python 3.6.9 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.8.5 | - | 2018-06-26 | 2020-05-01 | Python 3.6.9 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.7.3 | - | 2017-11-30 | 2019-11-01 | Python 3.6.9 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.6.5 | - | 2017-05-24 | 2019-05-01 | Python 3.6.8 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.5.3 | - | 2016-12-22 | 2018-11-01 | Python 3.5.6 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.4.6 | - | 2016-05-31 | 2018-05-01 | Python 3.5.2 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.3.3 | - | 2015-12-18 | 2017-11-01 | Python 3.5.1 |
| Alpine Linux | 3.2.3 | - | 2015-05-26 | 2017-05-01 | Python 3.4.3 |
¹: for Ubuntu current releases (LTS and the last two), this column represents the end of standard support, not the end of life; for AlmaLinux, this column represents the end of active support (not the end of security support).