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Expand Up @@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ How stable is Python?
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Very stable. New, stable releases have been coming out roughly every 6 to 18
months since 1991, and this seems likely to continue. Currently there are
usually around 18 months between major releases.
months since 1991, and this seems likely to continue. As of version 3.9,
Python will have a major new release every 12 months (:pep:`602`).

The developers issue "bugfix" releases of older versions, so the stability of
existing releases gradually improves. Bugfix releases, indicated by a third
Expand All @@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ be maintained after January 1, 2020 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`
How many people are using Python?
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There are probably tens of thousands of users, though it's difficult to obtain
an exact count.
There are probably millions of users, though it's difficult to obtain an exact
count.

Python is available for free download, so there are no sales figures, and it's
available from many different sites and packaged with many Linux distributions,
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