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- Update python-releases.toml_ to reflect the new branches and versions.

- Add entries for the new branch to dependabot.yml_ on the ``main`` branch.

- Create a PR to update the supported releases table on the
`downloads page <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`__ (see
`python/pythondotorg#1302 <https://github.com/python/pythondotorg/issues/1302>`__).
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- Verify that the `online docs <https://docs.python.org/>`__ are building
properly (this may take up to 24 hours for a complete build on the website).

- If this is a **begin security-only mode** release, update the development
infrastructure to reflect the branch's new status. These include:

- In python-releases.toml_, set the branch status to "security".

- Remove the branch's entries marked as bugfix-only from dependabot.yml_ on
the ``main`` branch.

What Next?
==========
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git push upstream --delete 3.3 # or perform from GitHub Settings page

- In python-releases.toml_, set the branch status to end-of-life.
- In python-releases.toml_, set the branch status to "end-of-life".

- Remove the branch's remaining entries from dependabot.yml_ on the ``main``
branch.

- Update or remove references to the branch in the `developer's guide
<https://github.com/python/devguide/>`__.
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* update issues from this version to the next supported version

* remove version label from list of versions
* archive version label from list of versions

* remove the ``needs backport to`` label for the retired version

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.. _blog.python.org: https://blog.python.org
.. _deferred-blocker: https://github.com/python/cpython/labels/deferred-blocker
.. _dependabot.yml: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/HEAD/.github/dependabot.yml
.. _discuss.python.org: https://discuss.python.org
.. _issue tracker: https://github.com/python/cpython/issues
.. _python-releases.toml: https://github.com/python/peps/blob/HEAD/release_management/python-releases.toml
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