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PEP: 569
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Title: Python 3.8 Release Schedule
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Version: $Revision$
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Last-Modified: $Date$
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Author: Łukasz Langa <lukasz@python.org>
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Status: Draft
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Type: Informational
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Content-Type: text/x-rst
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Created: 27-Jan-2018
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Python-Version: 3.8
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Abstract
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========
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This document describes the development and release schedule for
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Python 3.8. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
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items.
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.. Small features may be added up to the first beta
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release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release,
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which is planned for end of October 2019.
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Release Manager and Crew
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========================
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- 3.8 Release Manager: Łukasz Langa
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- Windows installers: Steve Dower
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- Mac installers: Ned Deily
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- Documentation: Julien Palard
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3.8 Lifespan
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============
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3.8 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 1-3 months for
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approximately 18 months. After the release of 3.9.0 final, a final
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3.8 bugfix update will be released. After that, it is expected that
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security updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after
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the release of 3.8 final, so until approximately October 2024.
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Release Schedule
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================
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3.8.0 schedule
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--------------
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Note: the dates below are not set in stone yet. The PEP is in draft
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status. Suggestions and comments welcome.
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Expected:
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- 3.8 development begins: Monday, 2018-01-29
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- 3.8.0 alpha 1: Sunday, 2019-02-03
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- 3.8.0 alpha 2: Sunday, 2019-02-24
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- 3.8.0 alpha 3: Sunday, 2019-03-24
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- 3.8.0 alpha 4: Sunday, 2019-04-28
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- 3.8.0 beta 1: Sunday, 2019-05-26
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(No new features beyond this point.)
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- 3.8.0 beta 2: Sunday, 2019-06-23
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- 3.8.0 beta 3: Sunday, 2019-07-28
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- 3.8.0 beta 4: Sunday, 2019-08-25
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- 3.8.0 candidate 1: Sunday, 2019-09-29
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- 3.8.0 candidate 2: Sunday, 2019-10-06 (if necessary)
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- 3.8.0 final: Sunday, 2019-10-20
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Features for 3.8
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================
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Implemented changes for 3.8 (as of January 24th 2019):
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* (in progress) PEP 572, Assignment Expressions
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Copyright
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=========
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This document has been placed in the public domain.
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