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PEP: 693
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Title: Python 3.12 Release Schedule
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Author: Thomas Wouters <thomas@python.org>
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Status: Draft
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Type: Informational
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2022-10-06 21:01:52 -04:00
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Topic: Release
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2022-06-18 14:05:46 -04:00
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Content-Type: text/x-rst
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Created: 24-May-2022
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Python-Version: 3.12
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Abstract
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========
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This document describes the development and release schedule for
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Python 3.12. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
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items.
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.. Small features may be added up to the first beta
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release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release,
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which is planned for October 2023.
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Release Manager and Crew
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========================
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- 3.12 Release Manager: Thomas Wouters
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- Windows installers: Steve Dower
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- Mac installers: Ned Deily
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- Documentation: Julien Palard
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Release Schedule
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3.12.0 schedule
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---------------
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Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results
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in a 12-month release cadence between major versions, as defined by
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:pep:`602`.
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Actual:
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- 3.12 development begins: Monday, 2022-05-08
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Expected:
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- 3.12.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2022-10-03
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- 3.12.0 alpha 2: Monday, 2022-11-07
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- 3.12.0 alpha 3: Monday, 2022-12-05
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- 3.12.0 alpha 4: Monday, 2023-01-09
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- 3.12.0 alpha 5: Monday, 2023-02-06
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- 3.12.0 alpha 6: Monday, 2023-03-06
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- 3.12.0 alpha 7: Monday, 2023-04-03
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- 3.12.0 beta 1: Monday, 2023-05-08
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(No new features beyond this point.)
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- 3.12.0 beta 2: Monday, 2023-05-29
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- 3.12.0 beta 3: Monday, 2023-06-19
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- 3.12.0 beta 4: Monday, 2023-07-10
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- 3.12.0 candidate 1: Monday, 2023-07-31
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- 3.12.0 candidate 2: Monday, 2023-09-04
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- 3.12.0 final: Monday, 2023-10-02
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Subsequent bugfix releases every two months.
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3.12 Lifespan
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-------------
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3.12 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for
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approximately 18 months. Some time after the release of 3.13.0 final,
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the ninth and final 3.12 bugfix update will be released. After that,
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it is expected that security updates (source only) will be released
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until 5 years after the release of 3.12.0 final, so until approximately
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October 2028.
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Features for 3.12
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=================
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Some of the notable features of Python 3.12 include:
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** TBD **
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Copyright
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=========
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This document is placed in the public domain or under the CC0-1.0-Universal
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license, whichever is more permissive.
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