Version compatibility#

This page summarizes Pywikibot compatibility with Python and MediaWiki versions.

Python and MediaWiki version support#

Released Pywikibot versions support all actively maintained Python and MediaWiki versions at the time of release:

Pywikibot version	Python version	No GIL	PyPy	GraalPy	MediaWiki version	1st Release Date
12.0–12.0.0	3.10–3.16	🧪	🛡️	🧪️	1.33–1.48	2026/2027
11.0–11.10.0	3.9–3.15	🧪	🛡️	⚠️	1.31–1.46	2026-02-09
10.0–10.7.4	3.8–3.14	❓	✅	❌	1.31–1.44	2025-03-01
9.0–9.6.3	3.7–3.13	❓	✅	❌	1.27–1.42	2024-03-08
8.0–8.6	3.6.1–3.12	❌	✅	❌	1.27–1.41	2023-01-21
7.0–7.7.3	3.5.3–3.11	❌	✅	❌	1.23–1.39	2022-02-26
6.0–6.6.5	3.5–3.10	❌	❌	❌	1.23–1.37	2021-03-16
5.0–5.6	3.5–3.10	❌	❌	❌	1.19–1.36	2020-10-19
4.0–4.3	3.5–3.9	❌	❌	❌	1.14–1.36	2020-08-04
3.0.20190301+	2.7.4–2.7.18, 3.4–3.8	❌	❌	❌	1.14–1.33	2019-03-01
3.0.20180403+	2.7.2–2.7.18, 3.4–3.8	❌	❌	❌	1.14–1.31	2018-04-03
3.0.20170403+	2.6–2.7.18, 3.3–3.8	❌	❌	❌	1.14–1.29	2017-04-04
2.0	2.7, 3.3–3.5	❌	❌	❌	1.14–1.25	2015-05-25
1.0	2.5–2.7	❌	❌	❌	1.2–1.24	2003–2016

Version status legend

No GIL – Free-Threading Python build (CPython 3.13+); runs without the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), allowing true multithreading (PEP 703).

❌ not available – functionality does not exist for this version
❓ not tested – has not been verified yet
⚠️ unstable – active development, breaking changes possible
🧪 beta – feature complete, testing phase
✅ stable – production ready
🛡️ resilient – long-term proven, robust operation

Note

All versions listed refer to the stable releases. Early releases before version 3.0 were considered “perpetual beta”. The first Pywikibot package, formerly known as Pywikipediabot, is also called “trunk” or a “compat” release.