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Install python@3.12 with Homebrew, winget, chocolatey, MacPorts, zypper, dnf, scoop, apt, pacman, apk, Nix

Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Version 3.12.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-25. Also installable with winget: winget install --id Python.Python.3.12 -e.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install python@3.12

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install python312

MacPorts ports tree · lang/python312/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install python312

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · python312 · source: download.opensuse.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install python3.12

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · python3.12 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install idle-python3.12

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · idle-python3.12 · source: archive.ubuntu.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S python

Arch Linux sync databases · python · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add python3

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · python3 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install python3

Debian stable package indexes · python3 · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#python3

nixpkgs package indexes · python3 · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Python.Python.3.12 -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Python.Python.3.12 · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install python312

Chocolatey community package catalog · python312 · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install versions/python312

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/python312.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Python is a high-level, interpreted, general-purpose programming language. This package supplies the CPython 3.12 runtime and its versioned command-line, packaging, documentation, and development tools.

Project history

Guido van Rossum began Python in December 1989 as an ABC-influenced language intended to appeal to Unix and C users. Python later moved through CNRI and PythonLabs, and the Python Software Foundation was formed in 2001 to hold Python-related intellectual property.

Python 3.12 was released on October 2, 2023. Its release highlights included generalized f-string parsing, new type-parameter syntax, a per-interpreter GIL, low-impact monitoring, performance work, and removal of long-deprecated standard-library components.

Adoption history

Python evolved from a scripting language into a general-purpose runtime used for education, automation, web services, scientific computing, data analysis, and developer tooling. Operating-system package managers distribute CPython alongside the language-level pip and venv workflows.

Versioned packages such as Homebrew's python@3.12 let applications, CI jobs, and extension maintainers retain a particular interpreter ABI while the default Python formula advances. The supplied package-manager map identifies corresponding 3.12 packages in several other distribution ecosystems.

How it is used

Users run scripts and modules, work in the interactive interpreter, create isolated environments with venv, and install third-party distributions with pip. PYTHONSTARTUP may name an optional user-selected file whose commands run before the first interactive prompt; Python does not assign that file a fixed filesystem path.

Why package nerds care

Python 3.12 is consequential to package maintainers because it removed distutils from the standard library, stopped installing setuptools by default in new virtual environments, changed CPython internals, and established a new extension-module and wheel compatibility target.

Timeline

  • 1989: Guido van Rossum begins work on Python.
  • 1991: Python is first published publicly.
  • 2001: The Python Software Foundation is formed.
  • 2022-05-08: Python 3.12 development begins.
  • 2023-10-02: Python 3.12.0 is released.

Related projects

  • CPython: the reference Python implementation provided by this formula.
  • pip and PyPI: Python's standard package-installation command and principal public package index.
  • venv: the standard-library mechanism for creating isolated Python environments.
  • PyPy: an alternative Python implementation centered on a tracing JIT.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for python@3.12. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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Unix
${PYTHONSTARTUP}
Windows
%PYTHONSTARTUP%

executables

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freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-11-04
manager version3.12.16
manager updated2026-10-25
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.python.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:python@3.12
Version3.12.16
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/python@3.12
Homepagehttps://www.python.org/
Upstream docshttps://www.python.org/
LicensePython-2.0
Source archivehttps://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.16/Python-3.12.16.tgz
Last updated2026-10-25T22:29:31Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesmpdecimal, openssl@3, sqlite, xz
Build dependenciespkgconf
Uses from macOSbzip2, expat, libedit, libffi, libxcrypt, ncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsPython is installed as $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/python3.12 Unversioned and major-versioned symlinks `python`, `python3`, `python-config`, `python3-config`, `pip`, `pip3`, etc. pointing to `python3.12`, `python3.12-config`, `pip3.12` etc., respectively, are installed into $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/python@3.12/libexec/bin If you do not need a specific version of Python, and always want Homebrew's `python3` in your PATH: brew install python3 `idle3.12` requires tkinter, which is available separately: brew install python-tk@3.12 `dbm.gnu` is available separately: brew install python-gdbm@3.12 For more information about Homebrew and Python, see: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepython@3.12
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

Python.Python.3.12

winget install --id Python.Python.3.12 -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Python 3 12
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Python.Python.3.12 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
MacPorts94%

python312

sudo port install python312
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python312
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: lang/python312/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

idle-python3.12 3.12.3-1

IDE for Python (v3.12) using Tkinter

sudo apt install idle-python3.12
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 4 dependencies
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: idle-python3.12 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12-dev 3.12.3-1

Header files and a static library for Python (v3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12-minimal 3.12.3-1

Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12-minimal
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12-minimal from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12-stdlib 3.12.3-1

Interactive high-level object-oriented language (standard library, version 3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12-stdlib
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 15 dependencies
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12-stdlib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12-testsuite 3.12.3-1

Testsuite for the Python standard library (v3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12-testsuite
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12-testsuite from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12t64 3.12.3-1

Shared Python runtime library (version 3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

libpython3.12t64-dbg 3.12.3-1

Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 3.12)

sudo apt install libpython3.12t64-dbg
  • Section: debug
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 14 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpython3.12t64-dbg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12 3.12.3-1

Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-dbg 3.12.3-1

Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-dbg
  • Section: debug
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 5 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-dbg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-dev 3.12.3-1

Header files and a static library for Python (v3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-dev
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-doc 3.12.3-1

Documentation for the high-level object-oriented language Python (v3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-examples 3.12.3-1

Examples for the Python language (v3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-examples
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 1 dependencies
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-examples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-full 3.12.3-1

Python Interpreter with complete class library (version 3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-full
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 8 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-full from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

python3.12-minimal 3.12.3-1

Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.12)

sudo apt install python3.12-minimal
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: python3.12
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Python3 12
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3.12-minimal from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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