@@ -74,11 +74,19 @@ a project with a major or minor version released in December 2019 should
7474support Python 3.6 and newer, and a project with a major or minor version
7575release in November 2020 should support Python 3.7 and newer.
7676
77- The current Python release cadence is 18 months so a 42 month window
78- ensures that there will always be at least two minor versions of Python
79- in the window. The window is extended 6 months beyond the anticipated two-release
80- interval for Python to provide resilience against small fluctuations /
81- delays in its release schedule.
77+ When this NEP was drafted the Python release cadence was 18 months so a 42
78+ month window ensured that there would always be at least two minor versions of
79+ Python in the window. The window was extended 6 months beyond the anticipated
80+ two-release interval for Python to provide resilience against small
81+ fluctuations / delays in its release schedule.
82+
83+ The Python release cadence was increased to 12 months in `PEP 0602
84+ <https://peps.python.org/pep-0602/> `__ so there will now be 3-4 Python releases
85+ in the support window at any time. However, PEP 0602 does not decrease the
86+ support window of Python (18 months of regular full bug-fix releases and 42
87+ months of as-needed source-only releases). Thus, we do not expect
88+ our users to upgrade Python faster, and our 42 month support window will
89+ cover the same portion of the upstream support of any given Python release.
8290
8391Because Python minor version support is based only on historical
8492release dates, a 42 month time window, and a planned project release
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