3.2 and 3.3 release schedules: add information on bugfix releases and release lifespan.

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Abstract
========
This document describes the development and release schedule for
Python 3.2. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
items. Small features may be added up to and including the first beta
release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release, which is planned
for February 2011.
This document describes the development and release schedule for the
Python 3.2 series. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
items.
.. Small features may be added up to and including the first beta
release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release, which is planned
for February 2011.
Release Manager and Crew
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- Documentation: Georg Brandl
3.2 Lifespan
============
3.2 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 4-6 months until
one release after the release of 3.3.0 final. After that, security
updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after the release
of 3.2 final, which will be February 2016.
Release Schedule
================
The current schedule is:
3.2 schedule
------------
- 3.2 alpha 1: August 1, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 2: September 4, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 3: October 9, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 4: November 13, 2010
- 3.2 beta 1: December 4, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 2: September 6, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 3: October 12, 2010
- 3.2 alpha 4: November 16, 2010
- 3.2 beta 1: December 6, 2010
(No new features beyond this point.)
- 3.2 beta 2: December 18, 2010
- 3.2 candidate 1: January 15, 2011
- 3.2 candidate 2: January 29, 2011
- 3.2 candidate 3: February 12, 2011
- 3.2 final: February 19, 2011
- 3.2 beta 2: December 20, 2010
- 3.2 candidate 1: January 16, 2011
- 3.2 candidate 2: January 31, 2011
- 3.2 candidate 3: February 14, 2011
- 3.2 final: February 20, 2011
.. don't forget to update final date above as well
Every release day listed here is a Saturday; the actual availability
of the release for download on python.org will depend on the schedules
of the crew.
3.2.1 schedule
--------------
- 3.2.1 beta 1: May 8, 2011
- 3.2.1 candidate 1: May 17, 2011
- 3.2.1 candidate 2: July 3, 2011
- 3.2.1 final: July 11, 2011
3.2.2 schedule
--------------
- 3.2.2 candidate 1: August 14, 2011
- 3.2.2 final: September 4, 2011
3.2.3 schedule
--------------
- 3.2.3 candidate 1: February 25, 2012
- 3.2.3 candidate 2: March 18, 2012
- 3.2.3 final: April 11, 2012
3.2.4 schedule
--------------
- 3.2.4 beta 1: planned for Oct/Nov 2012
- 3.2.4 candidate 1: following two weeks after beta 1
- 3.2.4 final: following two weeks after candidate 1, if no further RC
are necessary
-- Only security releases after 3.2.4 --
Features for 3.2
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No large-scale changes have been recorded yet.
Bugfix Releases
===============
- 3.2.1: released July 10, 2011
- 3.2.2: released September 4, 2011
- 3.2.3: planned February 10-17, 2012
References
==========

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This document describes the development and release schedule for
Python 3.3. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
items. Small features may be added up to and including the first beta
release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release, which is planned
for September 2012.
items.
.. Small features may be added up to and including the first beta
release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release, which is planned
for September 2012.
Release Manager and Crew
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- Documentation: Georg Brandl
3.3 Lifespan
============
3.3 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 4-6 months until
one release after the release of 3.4.0 final. After that, security
updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after the release
of 3.3.0 final, which will be September 2017.
Release Schedule
================
The schedule was:
3.3.0 schedule
--------------
- 3.3.0 alpha 1: March 3, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 2: April 1, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 1: March 5, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 2: April 2, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 3: May 1, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 4: May 26, 2012
- 3.3.0 beta 1: June 26, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 4: May 31, 2012
- 3.3.0 beta 1: June 27, 2012
(No new features beyond this point.)
- 3.3.0 beta 2: August 11, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 1: August 25, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 2: September 8, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 3: September 22, 2012
- 3.3.0 beta 2: August 12, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 1: August 24, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 2: September 9, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 3: September 24, 2012
- 3.3.0 final: September 29, 2012
.. don't forget to update final date above as well
Every release day listed here was the prospective day of tagging the release;
the actual availability of the release for download on python.org depends
on the schedules of the crew.
.. Every release day listed here is the prospective day of tagging the release;
the actual availability of the release for download on python.org depends
on the schedules of the crew.
3.3.1 schedule
--------------
- 3.3.1 beta 1: planned for Oct/Nov 2012
- 3.3.1 candidate 1: following two weeks after beta 1
- 3.3.1 final: following two weeks after candidate 1, if no further RC
are necessary
Features for 3.3