In most cases, you no longer need to worry about Python 3.5 compatibility in our code (as long as you’re using Koa or master). Feel free to use newer language features like f-strings, asyncio, dataclasses, importlib.resources, breakpoint(), the walrus operator, etc. An upcoming session of the Python Study Group will give an overview of many of these new features, but you can also read about them at https://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/index.html .
While we may start testing with Python 3.9 in some places, we probably won't upgrade again until a newer yet-to-be-released Python version. The latest Ubuntu LTS release uses 3.8, 3.9 doesn't have many compelling new features, and 3.8 is supported until October 2024.
You might start hearing about work on the Django 3.2 upgrade. We’re well ahead of the curve on this one, since it hasn’t even been released yet (we’re mainly testing 3.0 and 3.1 compatibility so far).

edX Services

Service Name

Owner

Python Version in Prod

Current Blocker

Key Contact

arch-bom

3.8

Awais Qureshi - coordination

SRE for review

edx-platform:

edx-sandbox environment (ie codejail)

platform-tnl

3.

5

8		Usama Sadiq
ecommerce	engagement-revenue	3.8
ecommerce-worker	engagement-revenue	3.8
discovery	engagement-always-available	3.8
credentials	programs-masters	3.8
registrar	programs-masters	3.8	Muhammad Arif (Deactivated) - development. Anyone - review. Simon Chen - help test on stage
xqueue	platform-tnl	3.8	Marco Morales (Deactivated)
enterprise-catalog	enterprise-titans	3.8	Brandon Baker (Deactivated) - review Muhammad Arif (Deactivated) - development.
portal-designer	programs-masters	3.8
notes	SRE	3.8	Muhammad Arif (Deactivated) - development. SRE Fred Smith (Deactivated) , Adam Blackwell (Deactivated) - review and deployment
insights	platform-data-de	3.8	Brian Beggs
analytics-api	platform-data-de	3.8	Brian Beggs
openedxstats	platform-openedx	3.8
license-manager	enterprise-titans	3.8	Brandon Baker (Deactivated) - review Muhammad Arif (Deactivated) - development
demographics	programs-microbachelors	3.8	Matt Tuchfarber (Deactivated) - review Muhammad Arif (Deactivated) - development
blockstore	platform-tnl	3.8	Kyle McCormick (Deactivated)
xqueue-watcher	platform-tnl	3.8	Usama Sadiq

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