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Author	larry
Recipients	djoudi, larry, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
Date	2015-09-15.08:26:53
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Message-id	<1442305614.28.0.200788576949.issue25120@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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Python 3.5 is not supported on Windows XP. The Python core dev team's policy is, a major Python version (e.g. 3.4, 3.5) only supports the Windows versions that are currently supported by Microsoft at the time of the initial release (e.g. 3.4.0 final, 3.5.0 final): https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0011/#microsoft-windows Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/lifecycle Python 3.5.0 final was released on September 13, 2015, seventeen months later. Therefore, Python 3.5 is the first Python release to drop support for Windows XP.

Python 3.5 is not supported on Windows XP.


The Python core dev team's policy is, a major Python version (e.g. 3.4, 3.5) only supports the Windows versions that are currently supported by Microsoft at the time of the initial release (e.g. 3.4.0 final, 3.5.0 final):

https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0011/#microsoft-windows


Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/lifecycle

Python 3.5.0 final was released on September 13, 2015, seventeen months later.  Therefore, Python 3.5 is the first Python release to drop support for Windows XP.

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