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‎developer-workflow/development-cycle.rst

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For reference, here are the Python versions that most recently reached their end-of-life:
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| Branch | Schedule | First release | End-of-life | Release manager |
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| 3.6 | :pep:`494` | 2016-12-23 | 2021-12-23 | Ned Deily |
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| 3.5 | :pep:`478` | 2015-09-13 | 2020-09-30 | Larry Hastings |
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| 3.4 | :pep:`429` | 2014-03-16 | 2019-03-18 | Larry Hastings |
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| 3.3 | :pep:`398` | 2012-09-29 | 2017-09-29 | Georg Brandl, Ned Deily (3.3.7+) |
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| 3.2 | :pep:`392` | 2011-02-20 | 2016-02-20 | Georg Brandl |
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| 3.1 | :pep:`375` | 2009-06-27 | 2012-04-09 | Benjamin Peterson |
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| 3.0 | :pep:`361` | 2008-12-03 | 2009-06-27 | Barry Warsaw |
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| 2.7 | :pep:`373` | 2010-07-03 | 2020-01-01 | Benjamin Peterson |
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| 2.6 | :pep:`361` | 2008-10-01 | 2013-10-29 | Barry Warsaw |
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The :ref:`versions` page contains list of active and end-of-life branches.
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‎index.rst

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| main | TBA | features | *2023-10-03* | *2028-10* | Thomas Wouters |
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| 3.11 | :pep:`664` | bugfix | *2022-10-03* | *2027-10* | Pablo Galindo Salgado |
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| 3.10 | :pep:`619` | bugfix | 2021-10-04 | *2026-10* | Pablo Galindo Salgado |
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| 3.9 | :pep:`596` | security | 2020-10-05 | *2025-10* | Łukasz Langa |
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| 3.8 | :pep:`569` | security | 2019-10-14 | *2024-10* | Łukasz Langa |
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| 3.7 | :pep:`537` | security | 2018-06-27 | *2023-06-27* | Ned Deily |
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.. Remember to update the end-of-life table in devcycle.rst.
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Dates in *italic* are scheduled and can be adjusted.
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The main branch is currently the future Python 3.12, and is the only
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3.11 :pep:`664` bugfix *2022-10-03* *2027-10* Pablo Galindo Salgado
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3.10 :pep:`619` bugfix 2021-10-04 *2026-10* Pablo Galindo Salgado
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3.9 :pep:`596` security 2020-10-05 *2025-10* Łukasz Langa
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3.8 :pep:`569` security 2019-10-14 *2024-10* Łukasz Langa
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3.6 :pep:`494` end-of-life 2016-12-23 2021-12-23 Ned Deily
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3.5 :pep:`478` end-of-life 2015-09-13 2020-09-30 Larry Hastings
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3.4 :pep:`429` end-of-life 2014-03-16 2019-03-18 Larry Hastings
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3.3 :pep:`398` end-of-life 2012-09-29 2017-09-29 Georg Brandl, Ned Deily (3.3.7+)
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2.7 :pep:`373` end-of-life 2010-07-03 2020-01-01 Benjamin Peterson
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