Abstract

This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 2.7.

Update

The End Of Life date (EOL, sunset date) for Python 2.7 has been moved five years into the future, to 2020. This decision was made to clarify the status of Python 2.7 and relieve worries for those users who cannot yet migrate to Python 3. See also PEP 466.

This declaration does not guarantee that bugfix releases will be made on a regular basis, but it should enable volunteers who want to contribute bugfixes for Python 2.7 and it should satisfy vendors who still have to support Python 2 for years to come.

There will be no Python 2.8 (see PEP 404).

Release Manager and Crew

Maintenance releases

Being the last of the 2.x series, 2.7 will have an extended period of maintenance. The current plan is to support it for at least 10 years from the initial 2.7 release. This means there will be bugfix releases until 2020.

Planned future release dates:

• 2.7.12rc1 2016-06-12
• 2.7.12 2016-06-25
• beyond this date, releases as needed

Dates of previous maintenance releases:

• 2.7.1 2010-11-27
• 2.7.2 2011-07-21
• 2.7.3rc1 2012-02-23
• 2.7.3rc2 2012-03-15
• 2.7.3 2012-03-09
• 2.7.4rc1 2013-03-23
• 2.7.4 2013-04-06
• 2.7.5 2013-05-12
• 2.7.6rc1 2013-10-26
• 2.7.6 2013-11-10
• 2.7.7rc1 2014-05-17
• 2.7.7 2014-05-31
• 2.7.8 2014-06-30
• 2.7.9rc1 2014-11-26
• 2.7.9 2014-12-10
• 2.7.10rc1 2015-05-09
• 2.7.10 2015-05-23
• 2.7.11rc1 2015-11-21
• 2.7.11 2015-12-05

2.7.0 Release Schedule

The release schedule for 2.7.0 was:

• 2.7 alpha 1 2009-12-05
• 2.7 alpha 2 2010-01-09
• 2.7 alpha 3 2010-02-06
• 2.7 alpha 4 2010-03-06
• 2.7 beta 1 2010-04-03
• 2.7 beta 2 2010-05-08
• 2.7 rc1 2010-06-05
• 2.7 rc2 2010-06-19
• 2.7 final 2010-07-03

Possible features for 2.7

Nothing here. [Note that a moratorium on core language changes is in effect.]

References

None yet!

Copyright

This document has been placed in the public domain.