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PEP 693: Python 3.12 Release Schedule #2648

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PEP: 693
Title: Python 3.12 Release Schedule
Version: $Revision$
Last-Modified: $Date$
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Author: Thomas Wouters <[email protected]>
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 end of October 2023.
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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 3.12.0 final,
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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 has been placed in the public domain.
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Very nitpicky -- there's an extra line at the end of the file

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