Some of the new major new features and changes in Python 3.9 are: Major new features of the 3.9 series, compared to 3.8 There's been 187 commits since 3.9.6 which is a similar amount compared to 3.8 at the same stage of the release cycle. Python 3.10 is now the latest feature release series of Python 3. Note: The release you're looking at is Python 3.9.7, a bugfix release for the legacy 3.9 series. 30, 2021 This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.9