date: end december

goal:

• spyder-6.1
• jupyterlab on free-threading 3.14t (in maturing mode, so that people can get used to nogil)
• a python-3.14 slim version 97% complete
• a python-3.14t slim version 85% complete (with pandas-3.0.0rc1, no short-term hope for qt stack ... qt-6.11)
• simplify building on cloud
• python-3.15 cloud build

postponed:

• prepare to future [blind] arm cloud build ?
• pylock with pip or switch to uv .... seems 2026

summary of this year cycle:

• building in the Cloud,
• wheelhouse builds
• pylock move

next cycle:

• pandas-3 for all
• free-threading build with 88% of packages