# Python 3.16.0 alpha 1 is now available!

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-16-0-alpha-1-is-now-available/109466>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Tags:** release\
**Created:** [October 13, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-16-0-alpha-1-is-now-available/109466 "2026-10-13T19:51:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![hugovk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/hugovk/32/14505_2.png) [@hugovk](https://discuss.python.org/u/hugovk)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-16-0-alpha-1-is-now-available/109466/19 "2026-11-04T05:03:10Z")

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@edgarrmondragon And thank you for the [PR that unblocked 3.16](https://github.com/actions/python-versions/pull/413)! 🚀

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