From 4a153333f20b6d940dc2a4443bc61de7112c09b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cosimo Lupo Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:44:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] README: add note about timeline of py2.py3 support as discussed in https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/issues/765#issuecomment-446994251 --- README.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 7613be4ed..f36084ad5 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ Installation FontTools requires `Python `__ 2.7, 3.4 or later. +**NOTE** After January 1 2019, until no later than June 30 2019, the support +for *Python 2.7* will be limited to only bug fixes, and no new features will +be added to the ``py27`` branch. The upcoming FontTools 4.x series will require +*Python 3.5* or above. You can read more `here `__ +and `here `__ for the +reasons behind this decision. + The package is listed in the Python Package Index (PyPI), so you can install it with `pip `__: