Update release_management/python-releases.toml

Author: savannahostrowski

peps/pep-0826.rst

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ release cadence between feature versions, as defined by :pep:`602`.
 
 Expected:
 
-- 3.16 development begins: Wednesday, 2026-05-06
+- 3.16 development begins: Tuesday, 2026-05-05
 - 3.16.0 alpha 1: Tuesday, 2026-10-13
 - 3.16.0 alpha 2: Tuesday, 2026-11-10
 - 3.16.0 alpha 3: Tuesday, 2026-12-15

release_management/python-releases.toml

@@ -3614,3 +3614,87 @@ date = 2026-09-01
 stage = "3.15.0 final"
 state = "expected"
 date = 2026-10-01
+
+# -- Python 3.16 --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[metadata."3.16"]
+pep = 826
+status = ""
+branch =  ""
+release-manager = "Savannah Ostrowski"
+start-of-development = 2026-05-05
+feature-freeze = 2027-05-04
+first-release = 2027-10-06
+end-of-bugfix = 2029-10-06
+end-of-life = 2032-10-01
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 1"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2026-10-13
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 2"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2026-11-10
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 3"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2026-12-15
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 4"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-01-12
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 5"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-02-09
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 6"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-03-09
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 alpha 7"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-04-13
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 beta 1"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-05-04
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 beta 2"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-05-25
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 beta 3"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-06-15
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 beta 4"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-07-13
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 candidate 1"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-07-27
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 candidate 2"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-08-31
+
+[[release."3.16"]]
+stage = "3.16.0 final"
+state = "expected"
+date = 2027-10-05
+