.. _branchstatus:

| Branch | Schedule | Status | First release | End-of-life | Release manager |

| main | TBA | features | *2023-10-03* | *2028-10* | Thomas Wouters |

| 3.11 | :pep:`664` | bugfix | *2022-10-03* | *2027-10* | Pablo Galindo Salgado |

| 3.10 | :pep:`619` | bugfix | 2021-10-04 | *2026-10* | Pablo Galindo Salgado |

| 3.9 | :pep:`596` | security | 2020-10-05 | *2025-10* | Łukasz Langa |

| 3.8 | :pep:`569` | security | 2019-10-14 | *2024-10* | Łukasz Langa |

| 3.7 | :pep:`537` | security | 2018-06-27 | *2023-06-27* | Ned Deily |

Dates in *italic* are scheduled and can be adjusted.

The main branch is currently the future Python 3.12, and is the only

branch that accepts new features. The latest release for each Python

version can be found on the `download page <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.

Status:

:features: new features, bugfixes, and security fixes are accepted.

:prerelease: feature fixes, bugfixes, and security fixes are accepted for the

upcoming feature release.

:bugfix: bugfixes and security fixes are accepted, new binaries are still

released. (Also called **maintenance** mode or **stable** release)

:security: only security fixes are accepted and no more binaries are released,

but new source-only versions can be released

:end-of-life: release cycle is frozen; no further changes can be pushed to it.

See also the :ref:`devcycle` page for more information about branches.

By default, the end-of-life is scheduled 5 years after the first release,

but can be adjusted by the release manager of each branch. All Python 2

versions have reached end-of-life.