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prefect 3.6.0

UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 25, 2026

This release adds pydocket, a background task system, to replace FastAPI's background_tasks. Background tasks now include automatic retries and can optionally use Redis as a backing layer for enhanced durable execution.

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Nov 10prefect 3.6.1 - Pop, Lock it, Docketunverified
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Nov 14prefect 3.6.2 - The Missing Linkunverified
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Oct 31prefect 3.5.0 - ๐ŸŽƒ The Exorcism of Python 3.9 ๐Ÿ‘ปunverified
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Nov 19prefect 3.6.3 - That's JSON Bourneunverified
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Nov 21prefect 3.6.4 - No Deployment Left Unparametrizedunverified
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Oct 23prefect 3.4.25 - A slice of ฯ€-thonunverified
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Nov 24prefect 2.20.24 - They Don't Make Workers Like This Anymoreunverified
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Oct 16prefect 3.4.24 - The Un-Crasheningunverified
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