https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/84e0673706f3e4439dc1118c6f8a44009b5ca48a commit: 84e0673706f3e4439dc1118c6f8a44009b5ca48a branch: 3.15 author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]> committer: hugovk <[email protected]> date: 2026-07-20T16:59:12+02:00 summary:
[3.15] gh-99968: FAQ: dev versions end in `+dev` (GH-153262) (#154268) gh-99968: FAQ: dev versions end in `+dev` (GH-153262) (cherry picked from commit 4cde5cfd5bc53e964ff8b594ff47fe88e64df789) Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]> files: M Doc/faq/general.rst diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index 698f2117ff5c649..ff38ba395fba22c 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/general.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst @@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an additional suffix: In other words, all versions labeled *2.0aN* precede the versions labeled *2.0bN*, which precede versions labeled *2.0rcN*, and *those* precede 2.0. -You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+". These are -unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository. In -practice, after a final minor release is made, the version is incremented to the -next minor version, which becomes the "a0" version, e.g. "2.4a0". +You may also find version numbers with a "+dev" suffix, such as "3.15.0b3+dev". +These are unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development +repository. After the first beta release is made, the version is +incremented to the next feature version, which becomes the "a0" version, +such as "3.16.0a0". See the `Developer's Guide <https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/development-cycle/>`__ _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
