Python Enhancement Proposals

PEP 619 – Python 3.10 Release Schedule

PEP
619
Title
Python 3.10 Release Schedule
Author
Pablo Galindo Salgado <pablogsal at python.org>
Status
Draft
Type
Informational
Created
25-May-2020
Python-Version
3.10
Contents

Abstract

This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 3.10. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized items.

Release Manager and Crew

  • 3.10 Release Manager: Pablo Galindo Salgado
  • Windows installers: Steve Dower
  • Mac installers: Ned Deily
  • Documentation: Julien Palard

Release Schedule

3.10.0 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:

  • 3.10 development begins: Monday, 2020-05-18
  • 3.10.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2020-10-05
  • 3.10.0 alpha 2: Monday, 2020-11-03
  • 3.10.0 alpha 3: Monday, 2020-12-07
  • 3.10.0 alpha 4: Monday, 2021-01-04
  • 3.10.0 alpha 5: Wednesday, 2021-02-03
  • 3.10.0 alpha 6: Monday, 2021-03-01
  • 3.10.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2021-04-06
  • 3.10.0 beta 1: Monday, 2021-05-03 (No new features beyond this point.)
  • 3.10.0 beta 2: Monday, 2021-05-31
  • 3.10.0 beta 3: Thursday, 2021-06-17
  • 3.10.0 beta 4: Saturday, 2021-07-10
  • 3.10.0 candidate 1: Tuesday, 2021-08-03
  • 3.10.0 candidate 2: Tuesday, 2021-09-07
  • 3.10.0 final: Monday, 2021-10-04

Bugfix releases

Actual:

  • 3.10.1: Monday, 2021-12-06
  • 3.10.2: Monday, 2022-01-14
  • 3.10.3: Wednesday, 2022-03-16
  • 3.10.4: Thursday, 2022-03-24

Expected:

  • 3.10.5: Monday, 2022-06-06
  • 3.10.6: Monday, 2022-08-01
  • 3.10.7: Monday, 2022-10-03
  • 3.10.8: Monday, 2022-12-05
  • 3.10.9: Monday, 2023-02-06

Final regular bugfix release with binary installers:

  • 3.10.10: Monday, 2023-04-03

3.10 Lifespan

3.10 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for approximately 18 months. Some time after the release of 3.11.0 final, the ninth and final 3.10 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 3.10 final, so until approximately October 2026.

Features for 3.10

Some of the notable features of Python 3.10 include:

  • PEP 604, Allow writing union types as X | Y
  • PEP 612, Parameter Specification Variables
  • PEP 613, Explicit Type Aliases
  • PEP 618, Add Optional Length-Checking To zip
  • PEP 626, Precise line numbers for debugging and other tools
  • PEP 634, PEP 635, PEP 636, Structural Pattern Matching
  • PEP 644, Require OpenSSL 1.1.1 or newer
  • PEP 624, Remove Py_UNICODE encoder APIs
  • PEP 597, Add optional EncodingWarning

Source: https://github.com/python-discord/peps/blob/main/pep-0619.rst

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