diff --git a/docs/pythonversions.rst b/docs/pythonversions.rst index 63047270e..c35763c10 100644 --- a/docs/pythonversions.rst +++ b/docs/pythonversions.rst @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ Python version support policy ============================= -Cwltool will always support `stable Python 3 releases with active branches -`_. +`cwltool` will always support `Python 3 versions that are officially supported by the Python Software Foundation +`_. -For versions that are no longer supported by Python upstream, cwltool -support also extends to the default Python version included in the +For versions that are no longer supported by the Python Software Foundation (or "upstream" for short), cwltool +support also extends to the latest Python versions included in the following major Linux distributions: -* Debian (`stable `_, `oldstable `_) +* Debian (`stable `_) * Ubuntu (`LTS release standard support `_) -* Centos 7 (`while in maintenance `_) +* RHEL (or binary compatible) (`full support releases `_) using packages from the main repo, or other distributor supported modules streams. If there is a conflict between a third party package dependency which has dropped support for a Python version that cwltool should support @@ -22,32 +22,34 @@ and downstream users before making the decision to drop support for a Python version before the date outlined in this policy. The reasoning for dropping support for a Python version should be outlined here. -As of 2023-07-03, here are approximate cwltool support periods for -across Python versions: +As of 2023-08-08, here are approximate cwltool support periods for Python versions (`EOL` == "End of Life", the end of the support period by that provider): ====== ====================== Python cwltool end of support ====== ====================== -2.7 ended January 2020 -3.5 ended October 2020 -3.6 2024-06 (Centos 7 EOL) -3.7 2023-06-27 (upstream EOL) +2.7 ended 2020-01 (upstream EOL) +3.5 ended 2020-10 (upstream EOL) +3.6 ended 2023-08-31 (change in cwltool policy) +3.7 ended 2023-07-27 (upstream EOL) 3.8 2025-04-02 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS EOL) -3.9 2025-11-05 (upstream EOL) -3.10 2027-04-01 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS EOL)) -3.11 2027-11-24 (upstream EOL) +3.9 2025-10-01 (upstream EOL) +3.10 2027-04-01 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS EOL) +3.11 2027-10-01 (upstream EOL) +3.12 2028-10-01 (planned upstream EOL) +3.13 2029-10-01 (planned upstream EOL) ====== ====================== -Default Python version of supported Linux distributions, for reference -(as of February 2022) - -====== ============================================= -Python Linux distros where it is the default version -====== ============================================= -3.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Centos 7 -3.7 Debian 10 -3.8 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS -3.9 Debian 11 -3.10 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS -3.11 Debian 12 -====== ============================================= +Python version of supported Linux distributions, for reference +(as of August 2023) + +============== ============================================= +Python Version Linux distros where it is a supported version +============== ============================================= +3.6 RHEL 7, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS +3.7 Debian 10 +3.8 RHEL 8, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS +3.9 Debian 11, RHEL 8, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS +3.10 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS +3.11 Debian 12, RHEL 9 +3.12 Debian 13 (planned) +============== =============================================