PEP 693: Python 3.12 Release Schedule (#2648)

Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <hugovk@users.noreply.github.com>

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+PEP: 693
+Title: Python 3.12 Release Schedule
+Author: Thomas Wouters <thomas@python.org>
+Status: Draft
+Type: Informational
+Content-Type: text/x-rst
+Created: 24-May-2022
+Python-Version: 3.12
+
+
+Abstract
+========
+
+This document describes the development and release schedule for
+Python 3.12.  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 October 2023.
+
+
+Release Manager and Crew
+========================
+
+- 3.12 Release Manager: Thomas Wouters
+- Windows installers: Steve Dower
+- Mac installers: Ned Deily
+- Documentation: Julien Palard
+
+
+Release Schedule
+================
+
+3.12.0 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:
+
+- 3.12 development begins: Monday, 2022-05-08
+
+Expected:
+
+- 3.12.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2022-10-03
+- 3.12.0 alpha 2: Monday, 2022-11-07
+- 3.12.0 alpha 3: Monday, 2022-12-05
+- 3.12.0 alpha 4: Monday, 2023-01-09
+- 3.12.0 alpha 5: Monday, 2023-02-06
+- 3.12.0 alpha 6: Monday, 2023-03-06
+- 3.12.0 alpha 7: Monday, 2023-04-03
+- 3.12.0 beta 1: Monday, 2023-05-08
+  (No new features beyond this point.)
+- 3.12.0 beta 2: Monday, 2023-05-29
+- 3.12.0 beta 3: Monday, 2023-06-19
+- 3.12.0 beta 4: Monday, 2023-07-10
+- 3.12.0 candidate 1: Monday, 2023-07-31
+- 3.12.0 candidate 2: Monday, 2023-09-04
+- 3.12.0 final:  Monday, 2023-10-02
+
+Subsequent bugfix releases every two months.
+
+
+3.12 Lifespan
+-------------
+
+3.12 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for
+approximately 18 months.  Some time after the release of 3.13.0 final,
+the ninth and final 3.12 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 3.12.0 final, so until approximately
+October 2028.
+
+
+Features for 3.12
+=================
+
+Some of the notable features of Python 3.12 include:
+
+ ** TBD **
+
+
+Copyright
+=========
+
+This document is placed in the public domain or under the CC0-1.0-Universal
+license, whichever is more permissive.
+
+