PEP 664: Python 3.11 Release Schedule (#2031)

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+PEP: 664
+Title: Python 3.11 Release Schedule
+Version: $Revision$
+Last-Modified: $Date$
+Author: Pablo Galindo Salgado <pablogsal@python.org>
+Status: Draft
+Type: Informational
+Content-Type: text/x-rst
+Created: 12-Jul-2021
+Python-Version: 3.11
+
+
+Abstract
+========
+
+This document describes the development and release schedule for
+Python 3.11.  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 end of October 2021.
+
+Release Manager and Crew
+========================
+
+- 3.11 Release Manager: Pablo Galindo Salgado
+- Windows installers: Steve Dower
+- Mac installers: Ned Deily
+- Documentation: Julien Palard
+
+
+Release Schedule
+================
+
+3.11.0 schedule
+---------------
+
+Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results
+in a 12-month release cadence between major versions, as defined by
+PEP 602.
+
+Actual:
+
+- 3.11 development begins: Monday, 2021-05-03
+
+Expected:
+
+- 3.11.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2021-10-04
+- 3.11.0 alpha 2: Tuesday, 2021-11-02
+- 3.11.0 alpha 3: Monday, 2021-12-06
+- 3.11.0 alpha 4: Monday, 2022-01-03
+- 3.11.0 alpha 5: Wednesday, 2022-02-02
+- 3.11.0 alpha 6: Monday, 2022-02-28
+- 3.11.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2022-04-05
+- 3.11.0 beta 1: Friday, 2022-05-06
+
+(No new features beyond this point.)
+
+- 3.11.0 beta 2: Monday, 2022-05-30
+- 3.11.0 beta 3: Thursday, 2022-06-16
+- 3.11.0 beta 4: Saturday, 2022-07-09
+- 3.11.0 candidate 1: Monday, 2022-08-01
+- 3.11.0 candidate 2: Monday, 2022-09-05
+- 3.11.0 final:  Monday, 2022-10-03
+
+Subsequent bugfix releases every two months.
+
+
+3.11 Lifespan
+-------------
+
+3.11 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for
+approximately 18 months.  Some time after the release of 3.12.0 final,
+the ninth and final 3.11 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 3.11.0 final, so until approximately
+October 2027.
+
+
+Features for 3.11
+=================
+
+Some of the notable features of Python 3.11 include:
+
+ ** Watch this space :) **
+
+Copyright
+=========
+
+This document has been placed in the public domain.
+
+
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