# Stop generating vtk wheel for Python 3.8 and 3.9
**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [October 10, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090 "2025-10-10T13:41:06Z")
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### Author:  [@lgivord](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lgivord)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090/1 "2025-10-10T13:41:06Z")
Hello everyone,
As the Python version 3.8 is [end of life since one year](https://devguide.python.org/versions/), we plan to stop generating VTK wheel for this version.
Additionally, once Python 3.9 will be end of life at the end of this month, we will also remove it soon.
Note that, VTK will still be compatible with these versions, only wheels automatically generated by Kitware are impacted.
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### Author:  [@lgivord](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lgivord)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090/2 "2025-10-30T13:55:45Z")
done for Python 3.8 here [https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/merge\_requests/12542](https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/merge_requests/12542)
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### Author:  [@lgivord](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lgivord)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090/3 "2025-11-24T08:02:39Z")
ongoing MR to remove python 3.9 wheel generation is here : [https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/merge\_requests/12648](https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/merge_requests/12648)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090/4 "2026-01-29T15:50:48Z")
Please note VTK v9.6.0 will still contain Python 3.9 wheel, this removal will not be done in the release branch.
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### Author:  [@lgivord](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lgivord)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/stop-generating-vtk-wheel-for-python-3-8-and-3-9/16090/5 "2026-04-22T06:26:20Z")
MR for removing python wheel for 3.9 is merged.