| ## Python 3.5 support will be dropped in the next release |
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| The final [Python 3.5 release was 3.5.10 in September](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0478/#id4). |
| This release series is now End-of-Life (EOL). The only LTS distribution that |
| still only ships Python 3.5 is Ubuntu 16.04, which will be |
| [EOL in April 2021](https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle). |
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| Python 3.6 has numerous features that we find useful such as improved support |
| for the `typing` module, f-string support, and better integration with the |
| `pathlib` module. |
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| As a result, we will begin requiring Python 3.6 or newer in Meson 0.57, which |
| is the next release. Starting with Meson 0.56, we now print a `NOTICE:` when |
| a `meson` command is run on Python 3.5 to inform users about this. This notice |
| has also been backported into the 0.55.2 stable release. |
