--- a/pep-0373.txt

+++ b/pep-0373.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ Python 2.7. The schedule primarily conc

items. Small features may be added up to and including the first beta

release. Bugs may be fixed until the final release.

+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.

+

Release Manager and Crew

========================

@@ -50,15 +65,16 @@ 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 5 years

+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 2015.

+until 2020.

Planned future release dates:

- 2.7.7 May 2014

- 2.7.8 November 2014

- 2.7.9 May 2015

+- beyond this date, releases as needed

Dates of previous maintenance releases: