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PEP: 373 | |
Title: Python 2.7 Release Schedule | |
Version: $Revision$ | |
Last-Modified: $Date$ | |
Author: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | |
Status: Final | |
Type: Informational | |
Content-Type: text/x-rst | |
Created: 3-Nov-2008 | |
Python-Version: 2.7 | |
Abstract | |
======== | |
This document describes the development and release schedule for | |
Python 2.7. | |
Python 2.7 is the end of the Python 2.x series, and is succeeded by | |
Python 3. See `the "Sunsetting Python 2" FAQ on python.org | |
<https://www.python.org/doc/sunset-python-2/>`_ for a general | |
overview. | |
Update (April 2014) | |
=================== | |
The End Of Life date (EOL, sunset date) for Python 2.7 has been moved | |
five years into the future, to 2020. This decision was made to | |
clarify the status of Python 2.7 and relieve worries for those users | |
who cannot yet migrate to Python 3. See also PEP 466. | |
This declaration does not guarantee that bugfix releases will be made | |
on a regular basis, but it should enable volunteers who want to | |
contribute bugfixes for Python 2.7 and it should satisfy vendors who | |
still have to support Python 2 for years to come. | |
There will be no Python 2.8 (see PEP 404). | |
Release Manager and Crew | |
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============================ ================== | |
Position Name | |
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2.7 Release Manager Benjamin Peterson | |
Windows installers Steve Dower | |
Mac installers Ned Deily | |
============================ ================== | |
Maintenance releases | |
==================== | |
Being the last of the 2.x series, 2.7 received bugfix support until | |
2020. Support officially stopped January 1 2020, and 2.7.18 code | |
freeze occurred on January 1 2020, but the final release occurred | |
after that date. | |
Dates of previous maintenance releases: | |
- 2.7.1 2010-11-27 | |
- 2.7.2 2011-07-21 | |
- 2.7.3rc1 2012-02-23 | |
- 2.7.3rc2 2012-03-15 | |
- 2.7.3 2012-03-09 | |
- 2.7.4rc1 2013-03-23 | |
- 2.7.4 2013-04-06 | |
- 2.7.5 2013-05-12 | |
- 2.7.6rc1 2013-10-26 | |
- 2.7.6 2013-11-10 | |
- 2.7.7rc1 2014-05-17 | |
- 2.7.7 2014-05-31 | |
- 2.7.8 2014-06-30 | |
- 2.7.9rc1 2014-11-26 | |
- 2.7.9 2014-12-10 | |
- 2.7.10rc1 2015-05-09 | |
- 2.7.10 2015-05-23 | |
- 2.7.11rc1 2015-11-21 | |
- 2.7.11 2015-12-05 | |
- 2.7.12 2016-06-25 | |
- 2.7.13rc1 2016-12-03 | |
- 2.7.13 2016-12-17 | |
- 2.7.14rc1 2017-08-26 | |
- 2.7.14 2017-09-16 | |
- 2.7.15rc1 2018-04-14 | |
- 2.7.15 2018-05-01 | |
- 2.7.16rc 2019-02-16 | |
- 2.7.16 2019-03-02 | |
- 2.7.17rc1 2019-10-05 | |
- 2.7.17 2019-10-19 | |
- 2.7.18rc1 2020-04-04 | |
- 2.7.18 2020-04-20 | |
2.7.0 Release Schedule | |
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The release schedule for 2.7.0 was: | |
- 2.7 alpha 1 2009-12-05 | |
- 2.7 alpha 2 2010-01-09 | |
- 2.7 alpha 3 2010-02-06 | |
- 2.7 alpha 4 2010-03-06 | |
- 2.7 beta 1 2010-04-03 | |
- 2.7 beta 2 2010-05-08 | |
- 2.7 rc1 2010-06-05 | |
- 2.7 rc2 2010-06-19 | |
- 2.7 final 2010-07-03 | |
Possible features for 2.7 | |
========================= | |
Nothing here. [Note that a moratorium on core language changes is in effect.] | |
References | |
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- `"The Python 2 death march" on python-dev | |
<https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/thread/APWHFYQDKNVYQAK3HZMBGQIZHAVRHCV2/>`_ | |
- `Petition: abandon plans to ship a 2.7.18 in April <https://discuss.python.org/t/petition-abandon-plans-to-ship-a-2-7-18-in-april/2946/>`_ | |
- `[RELEASE] Python 2.7.18, the end of an era <https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-announce-list@python.org/thread/OFCIETIXLX34X7FVK5B5WPZH22HXV342/>`_ | |
Copyright | |
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This document has been placed in the public domain. | |
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