https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9dd852df703e1c6a2f46077bd27543d64e540903 commit: 9dd852df703e1c6a2f46077bd27543d64e540903 branch: 3.13 author: Zachary Ware <[email protected]> committer: zware <[email protected]> date: 2026-09-28T10:51:58-05:00 summary:
[3.13] gh-158010: Avoid recommending out-of-date OpenSSL in configure doc (GH-158351) (cherry picked from commit 869a50574fffac659dad2996591448a7270ec6f0) Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]> files: M Doc/using/configure.rst diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst index fde0ddba9f9d295..27e0e2784bb3131 100644 --- a/Doc/using/configure.rst +++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst @@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython: * Support for threads. -* OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum version and OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended - minimum version for the :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules. +* OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum possible version to build the :mod:`ssl` and + :mod:`hashlib` extension modules against, but the series is end-of-life and + no longer receives public security fixes. Use the latest patch release of a + currently supported LTS release series (see the `OpenSSL Roadmap + <https://openssl-library.org/roadmap/index.html>`__), or the package + provided by your operating system if available. Other libraries that offer + an API compatible with OpenSSL 1.1.1 or later may work, but are not + officially supported. * SQLite 3.15.2 for the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module. _______________________________________________ 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]
