diff --git a/peps/pep-0602.rst b/peps/pep-0602.rst index 2cbf8c29c..1d7089fda 100644 --- a/peps/pep-0602.rst +++ b/peps/pep-0602.rst @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Status: Accepted Type: Informational Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 04-Jun-2019 +Post-History: 9-Oct-2023 Python-Version: 3.9 @@ -44,22 +45,28 @@ This PEP proposes that Python 3.X.0 will be developed for around if necessary) and conclude with the release of the final release of Python 3.X.0. -1½ year of full support, 3½ more years of security fixes --------------------------------------------------------- +2 years of full support, 3 more years of security fixes +------------------------------------------------------- After the release of Python 3.X.0, the 3.X series is maintained for five years: -- During the *first eighteen months* (1½ year) it receives bugfix +- During the *first twenty four months* (2 years) it receives bugfix updates and full releases (sources and installers for Windows and macOS) are made approximately every other month. -- For the next *forty two months* (3½ years) it receives security +- For the next *thirty six months* (3 years) it receives security updates and source-only releases are made on an as-needed basis (no fixed cadence). - The final source-only release is made *five years* after 3.X.0. +Note: 2 years of full support start with +`Python 3.13 `_. Python versions +3.9 - 3.12 operate on a calendar with 1½ year of full support, followed +by 3½ more years of security fixes. + + Annual release cadence ----------------------