Hello, That's not my idea, it has been suggested by several people in the distutils discussions. But I'd like to bring it here because I couldn't find a clear answer or position on this subject in the lists archives (let me know if there's one). And depending on the answers, I might suggest it as a topic for the next language summit. What about having a different release cycle for the stdlib, and shipping Python in two distinct releases: - Python : core + stdlib - Python-Stdlib : stdlib The Python release would remain unchanged, but its cycle would be longer (as the moratorium seems to imply). stdlib would have a shorter release cycle (18 months?) allowing people to upgrade it without having to wait for the next full Python release. Each stdlib release would be compatible with a range of Python versions. Regards, Tarek