PEP: 392 Title: Python 3.2 Release Schedule Version: $Revision$
Last-Modified: $Date$ Author: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> Status:
Final Type: Informational Topic: Release Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 30-Dec-2009 Python-Version: 3.2

Abstract

This document describes the development and release schedule for the
Python 3.2 series. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized
items.

Release Manager and Crew

-   3.2 Release Manager: Georg Brandl
-   Windows installers: Martin v. Loewis
-   Mac installers: Ronald Oussoren
-   Documentation: Georg Brandl

3.2 Lifespan

3.2 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 4-6 months for
approximately 18 months. After the release of 3.3.0 final (see PEP 398),
a final 3.2 bugfix update will be released. After that, security updates
(source only) will be released until 5 years after the release of 3.2
final, which was planned for February 2016.

As of 2016-02-20, Python 3.2.x reached end-of-life status. The final
source release was 3.2.6 in October 2014.

Release Schedule

3.2 schedule

-   3.2 alpha 1: August 1, 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 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

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 candidate 1: March 23, 2013
-   3.2.4 final: April 6, 2013

3.2.5 schedule (regression fix release)

-   3.2.5 final: May 13, 2013

-- Only security releases after 3.2.5 --

3.2.6 schedule

-   3.2.6 candidate 1 (source-only release): October 4, 2014
-   3.2.6 final (source-only release): October 11, 2014

Features for 3.2

Note that PEP 3003 is in effect: no changes to language syntax and no
additions to the builtins may be made.

No large-scale changes have been recorded yet.

Copyright

This document has been placed in the public domain.



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