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OpenPGP public Keys

Source and binary executables are signed by the release manager or binary builder using their
OpenPGP key. Release files for currently supported releases are signed by the following:

Release file for old release which have now reach end – of – life may have been sign by one of the follow :

You can import a person’s public keys from a public keyserver network server
you trust by running a command like:

gpg --recv-keys [key id]

or, in many cases, public keys can also be found
at keybase.io.
On the version-specific download pages, you should see a link to both the
downloadable file and a detached signature file. To verify the authenticity
of the download, grab both files and then run this command:

gpg --verify Python-3.6.2.tgz.asc

Note that you must use the name of the signature file, and you should use the
one that’s appropriate to the download you’re verifying.

• (These instructions are geared to
  GnuPG and Unix command-line users.)

Windows

( update for Azure Trusted Signing , which apply for all release chronologically from 3.14.0a1 )

The Windows installers and all binaries produced as part of each Python release are signed using an Authenticode signing certificate issued to the Python Software Foundation. This can be verified by viewing the properties of any executable file, looking at the Digital Signatures tab, and confirming the name of the signer. Our full certificate subject is CN = Python Software Foundation , O = Python Software Foundation , L = Beaverton , S = Oregon , C = US and as of 14th October 2024 the certificate authority is Microsoft Identity Verification Root Certificate Authority. Our previous certificate were issue by DigiCert .

Note that some executables may not be signed, notably, the default pip command. These are not built as part of Python, but are included from third-party libraries. Files that are intended to be modified before use cannot be signed and so will not have a signature.

macOS Installer Packages

Installer packages for Python on macOS downloadable from python.org are signed with
with an Apple Developer ID Installer certificate.

• As of Python 3.11.4 and 3.12.0b1 ( 2023 – 05 – 23 ) , release installer package are sign with certificate issue to the Python Software Foundation ( Apple Developer ID BMM5U3QVKW ) ) .
• Installer packages for previous releases were signed with certificates issued to Ned Deily (DJ3H93M7VJ).

Other Useful Items

• Looking for 3rd party Python modules? The
  Package Index has many of them.
• You can view the standard documentation
  online, or you can download it
  in HTML, PostScript, PDF and other formats. See the main
  Documentation page.
• Information is is on tool for unpack archive file
  provide on python.org is available .
• tip : even if you download a ready – made binary for your
  platform , it is makes make sense to also download the source .
  This is lets let you browse the standard library ( the subdirectory Lib )
  and the standard collection of demos ( Demo ) and tool
  ( Tools ) that come with it . There ‘s a lot you can learn from the
  source !
• There is also a collection of Emacs packages
  that the Emacsing Pythoneer might find useful. This includes major
  modes for editing Python, C, C++, Java, etc., Python debugger
  interfaces and more. Most packages are compatible with Emacs and
  XEmacs.

Want to contribute?

want to contribute ? See the Python Developer ‘s Guide
to learn about how Python development is manage .