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Debian stable (Stretch aka Debian 9, released summer 2017, regular support through ~summer 2020) has Python 3.5. Debian oldstable (Jessie aka Debian 8, released
by geofft 8y ago
Debian stable (Stretch aka Debian 9, released summer 2017, regular support through ~summer 2020) has Python 3.5. Debian oldstable (Jessie aka Debian 8, released summer 2015, regular support through summer 2018) had Python 3.4. If you're on oldstable it's time to think about upgrading....
The next stable release (Buster aka Debian 10) is just starting the freeze process now and expected to come out this summer - Debian is in practice on a ~two-year release cycle, and regular support for each release lasts one year after the next stable release comes out. Buster will have Python 3.7 as default.
- gammateam 8y agowow 3.5 I already have apps that won't install unless 3.6 is there
- geofft 8y agoSure, and those apps didn't exist in late 2016/early 2017 when Debian stable was being finalized. It's called stable for a reason. If you want a faster-moving distro with correspondingly higher risk, there are multiple excellent choices, but in general you'll have to keep up with a much faster upgrade cycle. (My personal preferences would be Ubuntu non-LTS or even Debian testing, which goes through pretty good QA these days and is a fine choice for non-production-critical machines.) Alternatively, wait a few months and the next stable release will have you covered.