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Document Python support policy #8927

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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion docs/html/development/release-process.rst
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``pip._internal.utils.deprecation.deprecated``. The function is not a part of
pip's public API.

Python 2 support
Python 2 Support
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pip will continue to ensure that it runs on Python 2.7 after the CPython 2.7
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Note that there may be delays due to the lack of developer resources for
reviewing such pull requests.

Python Support Policy
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In general, a given Python version is supported until its usage on PyPI falls below 5%.
This is at the maintainers' discretion, in case extraordinary circumstances arise.

.. _`Feature Flags`:

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Document that Python versions are generally supported until PyPI usage falls below 5%.