The next alpha snapshot for the 3.6 release cycle is coming up in a couple of 
days.  This is the third of four alphas we have planned.  Keep that feature 
code coming in!

As a reminder, alpha releases are intended to make it easier for the wider 
community to test the current state of new features and bug fixes for an 
upcoming Python release as a whole and for us to test the release process.  
During the alpha phase, features may be added, modified, or deleted up until 
the start of the beta phase.  Alpha users beware!

Looking ahead, the last alpha release, 3.6.0a4, will follow next month on 
2016-08-15.  This is a slight change from the previous schedule.  Due to 
popular request, we're moved the feature code cutoff date, 3.6.0b1, from 
Wednesday, 09-07, to Monday, 09-12, to allow a bit more time after the 
end-of-summer holiday.  In doing so, it seems to make sense to move the final 
alpha back a week to give a bit more time there for check-ins.

To recap:

2016-07-11 ~12:00 UTC: code snapshot for 3.6.0 alpha 3

2016-08-15 ~12:00 UTC: code snapshot for 3.6.0 alpha 4. (**CHANGED**, was 08-08)

now to 2016-09-12: Alpha phase (unrestricted feature development)

2016-09-12: 3.6.0 feature code freeze, 3.7.0 feature development begins 
(**CHANGED**, was 09-07)

2016-09-12 to 2016-12-04: 3.6.0 beta phase (bug and regression fixes, no new 
features)

2016-12-04 3.6.0 release candidate 1 (3.6.0 code freeze)

2016-12-16 3.6.0 release (3.6.0rc1 plus, if necessary, any dire emergency fixes)

--Ned


https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/

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  Ned Deily
  n...@python.org -- []

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