# Release: Elastic Beanstalk launches Amazon Linux 2023 Python platform on May 04, 2023
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Elastic Beanstalk releases new Python platform branches based on the Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023).

**Release date:** May 04, 2023

## Changes
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Today we’re releasing the first Elastic Beanstalk platform based on Amazon Linux 2023. This release adds two new Python platform branches that run on AL2023. We're also working on releasing support for AL2023 to more platforms.

For more information, see [Elastic Beanstalk Linux platforms](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/platforms-linux.html) in the *AWS Elastic Beanstalk Developer Guide*.

For more information about Amazon Linux 2023, see [Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/compare-with-al2.html) in the *Amazon Linux 2023 User Guide*. 

The following table lists the changes included in this release.

**Notes**  
These release notes focus on changes to currently supported platform branches. For full version information of Elastic Beanstalk retiring (deprecated) platform branches, see [Elastic Beanstalk platform versions scheduled for retirement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/platforms/platforms-retiring.html) in the *AWS Elastic Beanstalk Platforms* guide.
Be aware that at the time these release notes are published, the new platform versions might not yet be available in all the AWS Regions that Elastic Beanstalk supports. It might take a few hours for the release to complete.


| **Category** | **Description** | 
| --- | --- | 
| **Component** | **Update** | 
| --- | --- | 
| **Platform** | **Update** | 
| --- | --- | 
|  **Security updates**  |  Applied all security updates published in the [Amazon Linux Security Center](https://alas.aws.amazon.com/alas2023.html) on or before **May 3, 2023** to all AL2023 platforms.    | 
|  **Cross-platform updates**  |  Made these cross-platform updates: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/relnotes/release-2023-05-04-al2023.html)  | 
|  **Platform-specific updates**  |  Made these platform-specific updates: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/relnotes/release-2023-05-04-al2023.html)  | 
|  **AMI**  |  Updated the base AMI to version 2023.0.20230503.  | 
|  **Python**  |  **\$1\$1New\$1\$1\$1** — Introduced two new Python platform branches, running on AL2023: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/relnotes/release-2023-05-04-al2023.html) Both platform branches include Pipenv 2023.4.29. For details, see the Pipenv [Release and Version History](https://pipenv.pypa.io/en/latest/changelog/).  | 

## New platform versions
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**Note**  
The following tables list all supported platform branches for each platform. Only Amazon Linux 2023 platform branches are updated.

**Topics**
+ [Python](#release-2023-05-04-al2023.platforms.python)

### Python
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|  Platform Version and *Solution Stack Name*   |  AMI  |  Language  |  Package Manager  |  Packager  |  meld3  |  AWS X-Ray  |  Proxy Server  | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
|   ** Python 3.11 AL2023 version 4.0.0**   * 64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v4.0.0 running Python 3.11 *   |  2023.0.20230503  |  Python 3.11.2  |  pipenv 2023.4.29  |    |    |  3.2.0  |  nginx 1.22.1 (default), Apache 2.4.56  | 
|   ** Python 3.9 AL2023 version 4.0.0**   * 64bit Amazon Linux 2023 v4.0.0 running Python 3.9 *   |  2023.0.20230503  |  Python 3.9.16  |  pipenv 2023.4.29  |    |    |  3.2.0  |  nginx 1.22.1 (default), Apache 2.4.56  | 
|   ** Python 3.8 AL2 version 3.5.2**   * 64bit Amazon Linux 2 v3.5.2 running Python 3.8 *   |  2.0.20230418  |  Python 3.8.16  |  pipenv 2023.4.20  |    |    |  3.2.0  |  nginx 1.22.1 (default), Apache 2.4.56  | 
|   ** Python 3.7 AL2 version 3.5.2**   * 64bit Amazon Linux 2 v3.5.2 running Python 3.7 *   |  2.0.20230418  |  Python 3.7.16  |  pipenv 2023.4.20  |    |    |  3.2.0  |  nginx 1.22.1 (default), Apache 2.4.56  |