diff -r 43d842419188 devcycle.rst
--- a/devcycle.rst	Tue Jan 12 10:33:37 2016 +0200
+++ b/devcycle.rst	Wed Jan 20 18:35:03 2016 +0100
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ There are 6 open branches right now in t
 - the ``2.7`` branch holds bug fixes for future 2.7.x maintenance releases and
   descends from ``2.6`` (RM: Benjamin Peterson)
 
+See also the :ref:`Status of Python branches <branchstatus>`.
+
 
 .. _stages:
 
diff -r 43d842419188 index.rst
--- a/index.rst	Tue Jan 12 10:33:37 2016 +0200
+++ b/index.rst	Wed Jan 20 18:35:03 2016 +0100
@@ -58,6 +58,56 @@ contributing to Python.
 * PEPs_ (Python Enhancement Proposals)
 * :doc:`gitdevs`
 
+.. _branchstatus:
+
+Status of Python branches
+-------------------------
+
+
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Mercurial branch | Status         | End-of-life    | Comment                                                                    |
++==================+================+================+============================================================================+
+| default (3.6)    | active         |                | New features are only added to the default branch.                         |
+|                  |                |                |                                                                            |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.5              | bugfix         |                |                                                                            |
+|                  |                |                |                                                                            |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2.7              | bugfix         | 2020           | The `PEP 373 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_ changes         |
+|                  |                |                | the end-of-line in 2020.                                                   |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.4              | security only  | 2020           | Reference: `Python 3.4.4 is now available                                  |
+|                  |                |                | <https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2015-December/142566.html>`_ |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.3              | security only  | 2019           | `Last binary release: Python 3.3.5                                         |
+|                  |                |                | <https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.5/>`_                        |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.2              | security only  | 2018           | `Last binary release: Python 3.2.5                                         |
+|                  |                |                | <https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.2.5/>`_                        |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.1              | end-of-life    | 2012-04-11     | `Last release: Python 3.1.5                                                |
+|                  |                |                | <https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.1.5/>`_                        |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 3.0              | end-of-life    | 2009-01-13     | `Last release: Python 3.0.1                                                |
+|                  |                |                | <https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0.1/>`_                        |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| 2.6              | end-of-life    | 2013-10-29     | `Last release: Python 2.6.9                                                |
+|                  |                |                | <https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.9/>`_                        |
++------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Versions older than 2.6 reached their end-of-line.
+
+Status:
+
+* "bugfix" means that bugfixes and security fixes are accepted, new binaries
+  are still released.
+* "security only" means that only security fixes are accepted and no more
+  binaries are released, but new source-only versions can be released
+* "end-of-line": branch no more maintained, no more change must be pushed
+  to these branches.
+
+See also :ref:`Security branches <secbranch>`.
+
 
 .. _contributing: