Add PEP 537: 3.7 Release Schedule

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+PEP: 537
+Title: Python 3.7 Release Schedule
+Version: $Revision$
+Last-Modified: $Date$
+Author: Ned Deily <nad@python.org>
+Status: Active
+Type: Informational
+Content-Type: text/x-rst
+Created: 23-Dec-2016
+Python-Version: 3.7
+
+
+Abstract
+========
+
+This document describes the development and release schedule for
+Python 3.7.  The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
+items.
+
+.. Small features may be added up to the first beta
+   release.  Bugs may be fixed until the final release,
+   which is planned for 2018-06.
+
+
+Release Manager and Crew
+========================
+
+- 3.7 Release Manager: Ned Deily
+- Windows installers: Steve Dower
+- Mac installers: Ned Deily
+- Documentation: Georg Brandl
+
+
+3.7 Lifespan
+============
+
+3.7 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 3-6 months for
+approximately 18 months.  After the release of 3.7.0 final, a final
+3.7 bugfix update will be released.  After that, it is expected that
+security updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after
+the release of 3.7 final, so until approximately 2023-06.
+
+
+Release Schedule
+================
+
+3.7.0 schedule
+--------------
+
+Expected (preliminary):
+
+- 3.7 development begins: 2016-09-12
+- 3.7.0 alpha 1: 2017-09-11
+- 3.7.0 alpha 2: 2017-10-16
+- 3.7.0 alpha 3: 2017-11-13
+- 3.7.0 alpha 4: 2017-12-18
+- 3.7.0 beta 1: 2018-01-29
+  (No new features beyond this point.)
+- 3.7.0 beta 2: 2018-02-26
+- 3.7.0 beta 3: 2018-03-26
+- 3.7.0 beta 4: 2018-04-30
+- 3.7.0 candidate 1: 2018-05-21
+- 3.7.0 candidate 2: 2018-06-04 (if necessary)
+- 3.7.0 final: 2018-06-15
+
+
+Features for 3.7
+================
+
+Planned changes for 3.7:
+
+* TBD
+
+.. Implemented changes for 3.7:
+
+.. * :pep:`999`, Pwp Title
+
+
+Copyright
+=========
+
+This document has been placed in the public domain.
+
+
+
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