PEP 398 – Python 3.3 Release Schedule | peps.python.org (original) (raw)
Author:
Georg Brandl
Status:
Final
Type:
Informational
Topic:
Created:
23-Mar-2011
Python-Version:
3.3
Table of Contents
Abstract
This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 3.3. The schedule primarily concerns itself with PEP-sized items.
Release Manager and Crew
- 3.3 Release Managers: Georg Brandl, Ned Deily (3.3.7+)
- Windows installers: Martin v. Löwis
- Mac installers: Ronald Oussoren/Ned Deily
- Documentation: Georg Brandl
3.3 Lifespan
3.3 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 4-6 months for approximately 18 months. After the release of 3.4.0 final, a final 3.3 bugfix update will be released. After that, security updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after the release of 3.3 final, which will be September 2017.
As of 2017-09-29, Python 3.3.x reached end-of-life status.
Release Schedule
3.3.0 schedule
- 3.3.0 alpha 1: March 5, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 2: April 2, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 3: May 1, 2012
- 3.3.0 alpha 4: May 31, 2012
- 3.3.0 beta 1: June 27, 2012
(No new features beyond this point.)
- 3.3.0 beta 2: August 12, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 1: August 24, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 2: September 9, 2012
- 3.3.0 candidate 3: September 24, 2012
- 3.3.0 final: September 29, 2012
3.3.1 schedule
- 3.3.1 candidate 1: March 23, 2013
- 3.3.1 final: April 6, 2013
3.3.2 schedule
- 3.3.2 final: May 13, 2013
3.3.3 schedule
- 3.3.3 candidate 1: October 27, 2013
- 3.3.3 candidate 2: November 9, 2013
- 3.3.3 final: November 16, 2013
3.3.4 schedule
- 3.3.4 candidate 1: January 26, 2014
- 3.3.4 final: February 9, 2014
3.3.5 schedule
Python 3.3.5 was the last regular maintenance release before 3.3 entered security-fix only mode.
- 3.3.5 candidate 1: February 22, 2014
- 3.3.5 candidate 2: March 1, 2014
- 3.3.5 final: March 8, 2014
3.3.6 schedule
Security fixes only
- 3.3.6 candidate 1 (source-only release): October 4, 2014
- 3.3.6 final (source-only release): October 11, 2014
3.3.7 schedule
Security fixes only
- 3.3.7 candidate 1 (source-only release): September 6, 2017
- 3.3.7 final (source-only release): September 19, 2017
3.3.x end-of-life
- September 29, 2017
Features for 3.3
Implemented / Final PEPs:
- PEP 362: Function Signature Object
- PEP 380: Syntax for Delegating to a Subgenerator
- PEP 393: Flexible String Representation
- PEP 397: Python launcher for Windows
- PEP 399: Pure Python/C Accelerator Module Compatibility Requirements
- PEP 405: Python Virtual Environments
- PEP 409: Suppressing exception context
- PEP 412: Key-Sharing Dictionary
- PEP 414: Explicit Unicode Literal for Python 3.3
- PEP 415: Implement context suppression with exception attributes
- PEP 417: Including mock in the Standard Library
- PEP 418: Add monotonic time, performance counter, and process time functions
- PEP 420: Implicit Namespace Packages
- PEP 421: Adding sys.implementation
- PEP 3118: Revising the buffer protocol (protocol semantics finalised)
- PEP 3144: IP Address manipulation library
- PEP 3151: Reworking the OS and IO exception hierarchy
- PEP 3155: Qualified name for classes and functions
Other final large-scale changes:
- Addition of the “faulthandler” module
- Addition of the “lzma” module, and lzma/xz support in tarfile
- Implementing
__import__using importlib - Addition of the C decimal implementation
- Switch of Windows build toolchain to VS 2010
Candidate PEPs:
- None
Other planned large-scale changes:
- None
Deferred to post-3.3:
- PEP 395: Qualified Names for Modules
- PEP 3143: Standard daemon process library
- PEP 3154: Pickle protocol version 4
- Breaking out standard library and docs in separate repos
- Addition of the “packaging” module, deprecating “distutils”
- Addition of the “regex” module
- Email version 6
- A standard event-loop interface (PEP by Jim Fulton pending)
Copyright
This document has been placed in the public domain.