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href="../topic/release/">Release</a></dd> <dt class="field-odd">Created<span class="colon">:</span></dt> <dd class="field-odd">24-May-2022</dd> <dt class="field-even">Python-Version<span class="colon">:</span></dt> <dd class="field-even">3.12</dd> </dl> <hr class="docutils" /> <section id="contents"> <details><summary>Table of Contents</summary><ul class="simple"> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#abstract">Abstract</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#release-manager-and-crew">Release Manager and Crew</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#release-schedule">Release Schedule</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#schedule">3.12.0 schedule</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#bugfix-releases">Bugfix releases</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#source-only-security-fix-releases">Source-only security fix releases</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lifespan">3.12 Lifespan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#features-for-3-12">Features for 3.12</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#copyright">Copyright</a></li> </ul> </details></section> <section id="abstract"> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#abstract" role="doc-backlink">Abstract</a></h2> <p>This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 3.12.</p> </section> <section id="release-manager-and-crew"> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#release-manager-and-crew" role="doc-backlink">Release Manager and Crew</a></h2> <ul class="simple"> <li>3.12 Release Manager: Thomas Wouters</li> <li>Windows installers: Steve Dower</li> <li>Mac installers: Ned Deily</li> <li>Documentation: Julien Palard</li> </ul> </section> <section id="release-schedule"> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#release-schedule" role="doc-backlink">Release Schedule</a></h2> <section id="schedule"> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#schedule" role="doc-backlink">3.12.0 schedule</a></h3> <p>Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results in a 12-month release cadence between feature versions, as defined by <a class="pep reference internal" href="../pep-0602/" title="PEP 602 – Annual Release Cycle for Python">PEP 602</a>.</p> <p>Actual:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>3.12 development begins: Sunday, 2022-05-08</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2022-10-24</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 2: Monday, 2022-11-14</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 3: Tuesday, 2022-12-06</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 4: Tuesday, 2023-01-10</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 5: Tuesday, 2023-02-07</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 6: Tuesday, 2023-03-07</li> <li>3.12.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2023-04-04</li> <li>3.12.0 beta 1: Monday, 2023-05-22 (No new features beyond this point.)</li> <li>3.12.0 beta 2: Tuesday, 2023-06-06</li> <li>3.12.0 beta 3: Monday, 2023-06-19</li> <li>3.12.0 beta 4: Tuesday, 2023-07-11</li> <li>3.12.0 candidate 1: Sunday, 2023-08-06</li> <li>3.12.0 candidate 2: Wednesday, 2023-09-06</li> <li>3.12.0 candidate 3: Tuesday, 2023-09-19</li> <li>3.12.0 final: Monday, 2023-10-02</li> </ul> </section> <section id="bugfix-releases"> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#bugfix-releases" role="doc-backlink">Bugfix releases</a></h3> <p>Actual:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>3.12.1: Thursday, 2023-12-07</li> <li>3.12.2: Tuesday, 2024-02-06</li> <li>3.12.3: Tuesday, 2024-04-09</li> <li>3.12.4: Thursday, 2024-06-06</li> <li>3.12.5: Tuesday, 2024-08-06</li> <li>3.12.6: Friday, 2024-09-06</li> <li>3.12.7: Tuesday, 2024-10-01</li> </ul> <p>Expected:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>3.12.8: Tuesday, 2024-12-03</li> <li>3.12.9: Tuesday, 2025-02-04</li> <li>3.12.10: Tuesday, 2025-04-08</li> </ul> </section> <section id="source-only-security-fix-releases"> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#source-only-security-fix-releases" role="doc-backlink">Source-only security fix releases</a></h3> <p>Provided irregularly on an as-needed basis until October 2028.</p> </section> <section id="lifespan"> <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#lifespan" role="doc-backlink">3.12 Lifespan</a></h3> <p>3.12 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for approximately 18 months. Some time after the release of 3.13.0 final, the ninth and final 3.12 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 3.12.0 final, so until approximately October 2028.</p> </section> </section> <section id="features-for-3-12"> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#features-for-3-12" role="doc-backlink">Features for 3.12</a></h2> <p>New features can be found in <a class="reference external" href="https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html">What’s New In Python 3.12</a>.</p> </section> <section id="copyright"> <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#copyright" role="doc-backlink">Copyright</a></h2> <p>This document is placed in the public domain or under the CC0-1.0-Universal license, whichever is more permissive.</p> </section> </section> <hr class="docutils" /> <p>Source: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/peps/blob/main/peps/pep-0693.rst">https://github.com/python/peps/blob/main/peps/pep-0693.rst</a></p> <p>Last modified: <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/peps/commits/main/peps/pep-0693.rst">2024-10-01 16:35:55 GMT</a></p> </article> <nav id="pep-sidebar"> <h2>Contents</h2> <ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#abstract">Abstract</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#release-manager-and-crew">Release Manager and Crew</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#release-schedule">Release Schedule</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#schedule">3.12.0 schedule</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#bugfix-releases">Bugfix releases</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#source-only-security-fix-releases">Source-only security fix releases</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#lifespan">3.12 Lifespan</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#features-for-3-12">Features for 3.12</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#copyright">Copyright</a></li> </ul> <br> <a id="source" href="https://github.com/python/peps/blob/main/peps/pep-0693.rst">Page Source (GitHub)</a> </nav> </section> <script src="../_static/colour_scheme.js"></script> <script src="../_static/wrap_tables.js"></script> <script src="../_static/sticky_banner.js"></script> </body> </html>