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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/python35-eol.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/python35-eol.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd9a074 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/python35-eol.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +## Python 3.5 support will be dropped in the next release + +The final [Python 3.5 release was 3.5.10 in September](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0478/#id4). +This release series is now End-of-Life (EOL). The only LTS distribution that +still only ships Python 3.5 is Ubuntu 16.04, which will be +[EOL in April 2021](https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle). + +Python 3.6 has numerous features that we find useful such as improved support +for the `typing` module, f-string support, and better integration with the +`pathlib` module. + +As a result, we will begin requiring Python 3.6 or newer in Meson 0.57, which +is the next release. Starting with Meson 0.56, we now print a `NOTICE:` when +a `meson` command is run on Python 3.5 to inform users about this. This notice +has also been backported into the 0.55.2 stable release. |