PEP 398 - Python 3.3 Release Schedule
| PEP: | 398 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Python 3.3 Release Schedule |
| Author: | Georg Brandl <georg at python.org> |
| Status: | Active |
| Type: | Informational |
| Created: | 23-Mar-2011 |
| Python-Version: | 3.3 |
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 Manager: Georg Brandl
- 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.
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
- 3.3.6 candidate 1 (source-only release): October 4, 2014
- 3.3.6 final (source-only release): October 11, 2014
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.