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3.8.8 - I take my wildcards literally

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Prefect·Oct 6, 2026, 04:29 PMDeprecationMay break your integrationAI-assisted summary

3.8.8 - I take my wildcards literally

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End of Python 3.10 support – future releases will require Python 3.11, marking a deprecation of older runtimes.
A large batch of bug fixes across the platform, including fixes for get‑call parameter unwrapping, UnboundLocalError in Kubernetes observers, HTTP date parsing, automation edit crashes, worker health checks, and cache policy handling.
Dependency upgrades (undici, urllib3, pyjwt, tornado, virtualenv, oauthlib) and UI tidiness improvements such as POSIX path handling and improved multi‑select UI.

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3.8.8 - I take my wildcards literally

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Prefect·Oct 6, 2026, 04:29 PMDeprecationMay break your integrationAI-assisted summary

3.8.8 - I take my wildcards literally

Summary

End of Python 3.10 support – future releases will require Python 3.11, marking a deprecation of older runtimes.
A large batch of bug fixes across the platform, including fixes for get‑call parameter unwrapping, UnboundLocalError in Kubernetes observers, HTTP date parsing, automation edit crashes, worker health checks, and cache policy handling.
Dependency upgrades (undici, urllib3, pyjwt, tornado, virtualenv, oauthlib) and UI tidiness improvements such as POSIX path handling and improved multi‑select UI.

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