From a9ee0eef5a70acb9ed35622b3675574b11f92cb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sumana Harihareswara Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 12:55:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add Python 2 support entry in FAQ (#5303) * Add Python 2 support entry in FAQ Fixes: #5211 Signed-off-by: Sumana Harihareswara * Adding Python 3 recommendation Co-authored-by: Nate Prewitt --- docs/community/faq.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/community/faq.rst b/docs/community/faq.rst index ebc6bb7e..9a207281 100644 --- a/docs/community/faq.rst +++ b/docs/community/faq.rst @@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Python 3 Support? Yes! Requests officially supports Python 2.7 & 3.5+ and PyPy. +Python 2 Support? +----------------- + +Yes! We do not have immediate plans to `sunset +`_ our support for Python +2.7. We understand that we have a large user base with varying needs, +and intend to maintain Python 2.7 support within Requests until `pip +stops supporting Python 2.7 (there's no estimated date on that yet) +`_. + +That said, it is *highly* recommended users migrate to Python 3.5+ since Python 2.7 will no longer be receiving bug fixes or security updates after January 1, 2020. + What are "hostname doesn't match" errors? -----------------------------------------