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There is a branch for each *feature version *, whether released or not (e.g.
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- 2.7, 3.7, 3.8). Development is handled separately for Python 2 and Python 3:
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- no merging happens between 2.x and 3.x branches.
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+ 3.7, 3.8).
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.. _indevbranch :
@@ -68,12 +67,11 @@ Maintenance branches
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A branch for a previous feature release, currently being maintained for bug
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- fixes. There are usually two maintenance branches at any given time: one for
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- Python 3.x and one for Python 2.x . Only during the beta/rc phase of a new
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+ fixes. There are usually two maintenance branches at any given time for
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+ Python 3.x. Only during the beta/rc phase of a new
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minor/feature release will there be three active maintenance branches, e.g.
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- during the beta phase for Python 3.8 there are master, 3.8, 3.7, and 2.7
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- branches open. At some point in the future, Python 2.x will be closed for bug
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- fixes and there will be only one maintenance branch left. Releases
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+ during the beta phase for Python 3.8 there are master, 3.8, 3.7, and 3.6
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+ branches open. Releases
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produced from a maintenance branch are called **maintenance ** or **bugfix **
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releases; the terms are used interchangeably. These releases have a
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**micro version ** number greater than zero.
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+------------------+--------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------+
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| 2.6 | :pep: `361 ` | 2008-10-01 | 2013-10-29 | Barry Warsaw |
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+------------------+--------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------+
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+ | 2.7 | :pep: `373 ` | 2010-07-03 | 2020-01-01 | Benjamin Peterson |
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+ +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------+
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The latest release for each Python version can be found on the `download page
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<https://www.python.org/downloads/> `_.
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+===================+==========================================================+=================+
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| Łukasz Langa | Python 3.8 and 3.9 Release Manager | ambv |
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+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
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- | Benjamin Peterson | Python 2.7 Release Manager | benjaminp |
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- +-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
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| Ned Deily | Python 3.7 Release Manager | ned-deily |
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+-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
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| Lary Hastings | Python 3.5 Release Manager | larryhastings |
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