Author: Hugo van Kemenade Discussions-To: Discourse thread Status: Draft Type: Process Created: 11-Jun-2024 Python-Version: 3.26 Post-History: 14-Jun-2024 Table of Contents Abstract Motivation and rationale Current scheme Python predates SemVer Calendar versioning Annual release cadence CalVer for Python Clarity of deprecation removal Clarity of support lifecycle Clarity of installation age Clarity of version support Non-goals Specification Security implications How to teach this Rejected ideas ...