Python 2.7 EOL date not decided yet · python/devguide@ecd33e7

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| 3.5 | :pep:`478` | bugfix | 2015-09-13 | *2020-09-13* | |

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| 2.7 | :pep:`373` | bugfix | 2010-07-03 | *2020-01-01* | The support has been extended to 2020. |

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| 2.7 | :pep:`373` | bugfix | 2010-07-03 | *2020-01-01* | The support has been extended to 2020 (1). |

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| 3.4 | :pep:`429` | security | 2014-03-16 | *2019-03-16* | `Last binary release: Python 3.4.4 |

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(1) The exact date of Python 2.7 end-of-life has not been decided yet. I will

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be decided by Python 2.7 release manager, Benjamin Peterson, who will update

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the :pep:`373`. Read also the `[Python-Dev] Exact date of Python 2 EOL?

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<https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2017-March/147655.html>`_ thread

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on python-dev (March 2017).

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