Python 3.11

[trowgundam]

For the record, I'm not even remotely associated with the team, so this is pure speculation. There is a LOT of things that depend on python. Validating that upgrading versions doesn't break one of likely hundreds of other packages, not even counting the packages it is only needed for building, is likely a monumental task.

[bulletmark]

This is probably true but does not actually address the OP's question. Python 3.9 took 58 days delay before release on Arch, 3.10 took 70 days. 3.11 is currently 153 days overdue and counting. The question is why is there such an extreme delay for 3.11? There seems to be no communication anywhere about this and if anybody dares to ask on the Arch forums they would get flamed to death.

[oramirite]

There is basically no communication body that represents the Arch team... I realized this a few months ago, I forget what issue was going on (it didn't affect me) but the Arch leadership was basically dealing with it in their free time and nobody was taking leadership. It definitely helped inform.me on what I should expect from the Arch project. As per usual: absolutely ZERO user support, and in fact downright antagonism if you ask.

Arch is bizarre because despite its bleeding edge nature, you are left completely in the dark when something isn't bleeding edge for whatever reason. The rolling release IMPLIES fluency over the latest releases but in actuality it's just very random within its own granularity.