The new interpreter will run Python programs as much as 5% faster, with no changes to existing code required. A beta of Python 3.14 is due in May.

Official support for free-threaded Python, an experimental JIT, and a smarter installation manager for Windows are among the goodies in Python 3.14. Now in a release candidate.

You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.