When should you upgrade to Python 3.11?
Python 3.11 is out now–but should you switch to it immediately?
And if you shouldn’t upgrade just yet, when should you?
The short answer is that, no, you probably don’t want to switch immediately; quite possibly you can’t switch immediately.
To understand why, we need to consider Python packaging, the software development process, and take a look at the history of past releases.
We can then make a guess about when Python 3.11 will actually be usable.
The problems with a new major Python release
As with many open source projects, Python, Python libraries, and most of the toolchain and packages mentioned in this article are based on volunteer labor.
None of this should be read as a complaint towards the people doing the maintenance, they’re doing