[CI] [GHA] Add Python 3.14 and 3.14t

.github/actions/install_ov_wheels/action.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ inputs:
     required: true
   wheels-to-install:
     description: 'List of wheel names to install in the form of "openvino openvino_tokenizers"'
+  free-threaded-python:
+    description: 'Whether to look for free-threaded Python wheels (with "cpXYt" in their names)'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -21,8 +25,17 @@ runs:
         Write-Host "Wheels folder: $(Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }})"
 
         foreach ($wheel in $("${{ inputs.wheels-to-install }}" -split ' ')) {
+            Write-Host "Installing the $wheel wheel"
+
             # Search for the python-specific wheel version and install it if exists
-            $wheelPath = Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -Filter "$wheel-*cp$pyVersion*.whl" | Select-Object -First 1
+            # Free-threading Python wheels have 'cpXYt' in their names
+            if ("${{ inputs.free-threaded-python }}" -eq "true") {
+                Write-Host "Looking for free-threaded Python wheel: $wheel-*cp$pyVersion*t*.whl"
+                $wheelPath = Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -Filter "$wheel-*cp$pyVersion*t*.whl" | Select-Object -First 1
+            } else {
+                $wheelPath = Get-ChildItem -Path ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -Filter "$wheel-*cp$pyVersion*.whl" | Where-Object { $_.Name -notlike "*cp$pyVersion*t.whl" } | Select-Object -First 1
+            }
+
             Write-Host "Wheel path: $($wheelPath)"
             if ($wheelPath) {
                 python3 -m pip install $wheelPath.FullName
@@ -48,7 +61,14 @@ runs:
           echo "Installing the ${wheel} wheel"
 
           # Search for the python-specific wheel version and install it if exists
-          wheel_path=$(find ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -name "$wheel-*cp$py_version*.whl")
+
+          # free-threading Python wheels have 'cpXYt' in their names
+          if [ "${{ inputs.free-threaded-python }}" == "true" ]; then
+            wheel_path=$(find ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -name "$wheel-*cp${py_version}t*.whl")
+          else
+            wheel_path=$(find ${{ inputs.wheels-dir-path }} -name "$wheel-*cp$py_version*.whl" ! -name "*cp${py_version}t*.whl")
+          fi
+
           echo "Wheel path: ${wheel_path}"
           if [ -n "${wheel_path}" ]; then
             python3 -m pip install $wheel_path

.github/actions/setup_python/action.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'If the runner is self-hosted'
     required: false
     default: 'true'
+  allow-prereleases:
+    description: 'If pre-release versions of Python are allowed'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -40,9 +44,10 @@ runs:
 
     - if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' || runner.os == 'Windows' || (runner.os == 'Linux' && steps.check_python.outputs.installed == 'false') }}
       name: Setup Python ${{ inputs.version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b # v5.3.0
+      uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 # v6.1.0
       with:
         python-version: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        allow-prereleases: ${{ inputs.allow-prereleases }}
 
     - if: ${{ inputs.should-setup-pip-paths == 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows' }}
       name: Setup pip variables (cache and install path)

.github/dockerfiles/docker_tag

@@ -1 +1 @@
-pr-33511
+pr-33079

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/debian_10_arm/Dockerfile

@@ -195,13 +195,55 @@ RUN cd Python-3.13.2 && make distclean && \
         ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no && \
     make -j $(nproc) && make altinstall
 
+# Cross-compile Python3.14 for ARM
+RUN curl -O https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.0/Python-3.14.0.tgz && \
+    tar -xf Python-3.14.0.tgz && \
+    cd Python-3.14.0 && \
+    LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib64" ./configure --with-openssl=/usr/local --with-openssl-rpath=auto && \
+    make -j $(nproc) && make altinstall
+
+# Cross-compile Python3.14 for ARM
+RUN cd Python-3.14.0 && make distclean && \
+    ./configure \
+        --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf \
+        --build=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
+        --disable-ipv6 \
+        --enable-shared \
+        --prefix=/opt/python3.14_arm \
+        --with-build-python \
+        ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=no \
+        ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no && \
+    make -j4 && make altinstall
+
+# Cross-compile Python3.14t for ARM (with --disable-gil)
+RUN cp -r Python-3.14.0 Python-3.14t && \
+    cd Python-3.14t && make distclean && \
+    LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib64" ./configure --disable-gil --with-openssl=/usr/local  --with-openssl-rpath=auto --prefix=/usr/local/bin/python3.14t && \
+    make -j4 && make altinstall && \
+    ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.14t/bin/python3.14 /usr/bin/python3.14t
+
+# Cross-compile Python3.14t for ARM
+RUN cd Python-3.14t && make distclean && \
+    ./configure \
+        --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf \
+        --build=$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) \
+        --disable-ipv6 \
+        --enable-shared \
+        --prefix=/opt/python3.14t_arm \
+        --with-build-python \
+        ac_cv_file__dev_ptmx=no \
+        ac_cv_file__dev_ptc=no && \
+    make -j4 && make altinstall
+
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.13 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
+    python3.13 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
 
 # Use Python 3.11 as default
 # Using venv here because other methods to switch the default Python break both system and wheels build

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/fedora_29/Dockerfile

@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ RUN cd /usr/src/Python-3.13.2 && \
     ./configure --enable-optimizations --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions --prefix=/usr && \
     make altinstall
 
+# Python 3.14
+RUN cd /usr/src && \
+    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.14.0/Python-3.14.0.tgz && \
+    tar xzf Python-3.14.0.tgz
+RUN cd /usr/src/Python-3.14.0 && \
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions --prefix=/usr && \
+    make altinstall
+
+# Python 3.14 free-threading
+RUN cp -r /usr/src/Python-3.14.0 /usr/src/Python-3.14t
+RUN cd /usr/src/Python-3.14t && \
+    ./configure --disable-gil --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions --prefix=/usr/python3.14t && \
+    make altinstall
+
+RUN ln -s /usr/python3.14t/bin/python3.14t /usr/bin/python3.14t
+
 # Install sscache
 ARG SCCACHE_VERSION="v0.7.5"
 ENV SCCACHE_HOME="/opt/sccache" \
@@ -89,6 +105,8 @@ RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.13 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_arm64/Dockerfile

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3.12-venv \
         python3.13-dev \
         python3.13-venv \
+        python3.14-nogil \
+        python3.14-venv \
+        python3.14-dev \
         libhdf5-dev \
         # For Java API
         default-jdk \
@@ -90,6 +93,8 @@ RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.13 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
 # Use Python 3.11 as default instead of Python 3.10

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_22_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3.12-venv \
         python3.13-dev \
         python3.13-venv \
+        python3.14-nogil \
+        python3.14-venv \
+        python3.14-dev \
         # For Java API
         default-jdk \
         # To build documentation
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ RUN wget https://cmake.org/files/v4.1/cmake-4.1.1-linux-x86_64.sh && \
     rm cmake-4.1.1-linux-x86_64.sh
 
 ENV PATH="$SCCACHE_HOME:$PATH"
+
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
 RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
     python3.11 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.13 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     rm -f get-pip.py
 
 # Use Python 3.11 as default
@@ -108,4 +114,3 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${DOXYGEN_HOME} && cd ${DOXYGEN_HOME} && wget https://www.doxygen.n
     tar -I pigz -xf doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION.linux.bin.tar.gz && \
     rm -f doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION.linux.bin.tar.gz
 ENV PATH="${DOXYGEN_HOME}/doxygen-$DOXYGEN_VERSION/bin:$PATH"
-

.github/dockerfiles/ov_build/ubuntu_24_04_x64/Dockerfile

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         python3-venv \
         python3-pip \
         python3-full \
+        python3.14-nogil \
+        python3.14-venv \
+        python3.14-dev \
         # For Java API
         default-jdk \
         # For clang-tidy validation
@@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
 # Setup pip
 ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
-RUN /venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
+    /venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.10 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.11 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
     python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
-    python3.13 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION}
+    python3.13 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 -m pip install --upgrade pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION}
 
 ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}

.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64_py314/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+ARG REGISTRY="docker.io"
+FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
+
+USER root
+
+# APT configuration
+RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::Fix-Broken "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::no-install-recommends "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" \
+    TZ="Europe/London"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository --yes --no-update ppa:git-core/ppa && \
+    add-apt-repository --yes --no-update ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install \
+        curl \
+        git \
+        gpg-agent \
+        tzdata \
+        # parallel gzip
+        pigz \
+        # Python
+        python3.14-dev \
+        python3.14-venv \
+        && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install openvino dependencies
+ADD scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh /install_openvino_dependencies.sh
+RUN chmod +x /install_openvino_dependencies.sh && \
+    /install_openvino_dependencies.sh && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Setup pip
+ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
+RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
+    python3 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    rm -f get-pip.py
+
+# Use Python 3.14 as default instead of Python 3.10
+# Using venv here 'cause other methods to switch the default Python on Ubuntu 22 break both system and wheels build
+RUN python3.14 -m venv venv
+ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.14/site-packages

.github/dockerfiles/ov_test/ubuntu_22_04_x64_py314t/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+ARG REGISTRY="docker.io"
+FROM ${REGISTRY}/library/ubuntu:22.04
+
+USER root
+
+# APT configuration
+RUN echo 'Acquire::Retries "10";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::Fix-Broken "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf && \
+    echo 'APT::Get::no-install-recommends "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive" \
+    TZ="Europe/London"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install software-properties-common && \
+    add-apt-repository --yes --no-update ppa:git-core/ppa && \
+    add-apt-repository --yes --no-update ppa:deadsnakes/ppa && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install \
+        curl \
+        git \
+        gpg-agent \
+        tzdata \
+        # parallel gzip
+        pigz \
+        # Python
+        python3.14-nogil \
+        python3.14-venv \
+        python3.14-dev \
+        && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install openvino dependencies
+ADD scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh /install_openvino_dependencies.sh
+RUN chmod +x /install_openvino_dependencies.sh && \
+    /install_openvino_dependencies.sh && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Setup pip
+ENV PIP_VERSION="24.0"
+RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && \
+    python3 get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    python3.14t get-pip.py --no-cache-dir pip==${PIP_VERSION} && \
+    rm -f get-pip.py
+
+# Use Python 3.14 free-threading as default instead of Python 3.10
+# Using venv here 'cause other methods to switch the default Python on Ubuntu 22 break both system and wheels build
+RUN python3.14t -m venv venv
+ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
+
+ENV PIP_CACHE_DIR=/mount/caches/pip/linux/${PIP_VERSION}
+ENV PIP_INSTALL_PATH=/venv/lib/python3.14t/site-packages

.github/workflows/debian_10_arm.yml

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       build-debian-packages: false
       build-contrib: false
       build-rpm-packages: false
-      build-additional-python-packages: true
+      build-additional-python-packages: false
       target-branch: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
       cmake-options: >-
         -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=-pthread

.github/workflows/job_build_linux.yml

@@ -223,12 +223,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Python API and wheels
         if: ${{ inputs.build-additional-python-packages }}
         run: |
-          for py_version in "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13"
+          for py_version in "3.10" "3.11" "3.12" "3.13" "3.14" "3.14t"
           do
+            echo "Building Python API and wheels for Python ${py_version}"
             export PY_BUILD_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/py$py_version
             mkdir -p $PY_BUILD_DIR
 
             python_exec_path=$(python$py_version -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
+            echo "Using Python executable at: ${python_exec_path}"
 
             $python_exec_path -m pip install -r ${OPENVINO_REPO}/src/bindings/python/wheel/requirements-dev.txt
 
@@ -238,6 +240,10 @@ jobs:
               CMAKE_OPTIONS+=" -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}/cmake/arm.toolchain.cmake -DPYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION=$(/opt/python${py_version}_arm/bin/python${py_version}-config --extension-suffix) -DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR=/opt/python${py_version}_arm/include/python${py_version}"
             fi
 
+            if [[ $py_version == "3.14t" ]]; then
+              CMAKE_OPTIONS+=" -DENABLE_GIL_PYTHON_API=OFF"
+            fi
+
             cmake ${CMAKE_OPTIONS} -S ${OPENVINO_REPO}/src/bindings/python -B ${PY_BUILD_DIR}
             cmake --build ${PY_BUILD_DIR} --parallel $(nproc)
             cmake --install ${PY_BUILD_DIR} --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }} --prefix ${INSTALL_DIR} --component pyopenvino_python$py_version