Python News: What’s New From December 2021?

In December 2021, the fourth Python steering council was elected, as usual with a mix of new and returning members. Python’s release-cycle circle of life kept spinning, with new iterations of both Python 3.10 and the upcoming Python 3.11 released. At the same time, the popular Python 3.6 reached end-of-life and will no longer be supported.

Amid this flurry of activity, developers from all over had some fun over the holidays by solving the annual Advent of Code puzzles.

Let’s dive into the biggest Python news from the past month!