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Another LTS release would be cool. Toward the end of 2011[1], it was announced that python 2.7 that would be supported until 2020[2]. With 8 years of support,

Another LTS release would be cool. Toward the end of 2011[1], it was announced that python 2.7 that would be supported until 2020[2]. With 8 years of support, this effectively made 2.7 into an LTS release. It would help 2->3 migration efforts if there was a python 3.x LTS release. [1] https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/ https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0404/ [2] http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/#update http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/#update

odonnellryan 9y ago
Isn't 3.x essentially LTS (team has decided on at least 12-2021) just without that name applied to it, just like you're saying about 2.7? Sorry, I'm just a little confused.
- Kihashi 9y ago
  From what I can see, they are doing 5 years for each 3.x point release[1]. > By default, the end-of-life is scheduled 5 years after the first release. It can be adjusted by the release manager of each branch. Versions older than 2.7 have reached end-of-life. 3.3 and lower and already considered end-of-life. 3.4 will be end-of-life next year. I'm not sure if 5 years is a reasonable length to be considered LTS, but it seems like it should be long enough for most people. [1]: https://devguide.python.org/#status-of-python-branches https://devguide.python.org/#status-of-python-branches