[Python-checkins] bpo-41573: Update release versions in General FAQ (GH-21915)
wyz23x2
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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7173fc84e61b80b19261e47fca38030206a3a78e
commit: 7173fc84e61b80b19261e47fca38030206a3a78e
branch: master
author: wyz23x2 <52805709+wyz23x2 at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: GitHub <noreply at github.com>
date: 2020-08-21T18:28:54-04:00
summary:
bpo-41573: Update release versions in General FAQ (GH-21915)
files:
M Doc/faq/general.rst
diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst
index eee3c3c203efa..cf70f16c6fe32 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/general.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ to fix critical bugs.
Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an additional suffix. The
suffix for an alpha version is "aN" for some small number N, the suffix for a
beta version is "bN" for some small number N, and the suffix for a release
-candidate version is "cN" for some small number N. In other words, all versions
+candidate version is "rcN" for some small number N. In other words, all versions
labeled 2.0aN precede the versions labeled 2.0bN, which precede versions labeled
-2.0cN, and *those* precede 2.0.
+2.0rcN, and *those* precede 2.0.
You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+". These are
unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository. In
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ releases.
The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. There are two production-ready versions
of Python: 2.x and 3.x. The recommended version is 3.x, which is supported by
-most widely used libraries. Although 2.x is still widely used, `it will not
-be maintained after January 1, 2020 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_.
+most widely used libraries. Although 2.x is still widely used, `it is not
+maintained anymore <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/>`_.
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