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-rw-r--r--Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst14
-rw-r--r--Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst158
-rw-r--r--Doc/whatsnew/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Include/patchlevel.h8
-rw-r--r--Lib/collections/__init__.py12
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_collections.py7
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_dictviews.py22
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS15
-rw-r--r--Objects/setobject.c145
-rw-r--r--README16
-rwxr-xr-xconfigure20
-rw-r--r--configure.ac2
14 files changed, 349 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
index d5789a62c9..db0be32655 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/interpreter.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. _tut-using:
+3.6.. _tut-using:
****************************
Using the Python Interpreter
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Using the Python Interpreter
Invoking the Interpreter
========================
-The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.5`
+The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.6`
on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command:
.. code-block:: text
- python3.5
+ python3.6
to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ Python guru or system administrator. (E.g., :file:`/usr/local/python` is a
popular alternative location.)
On Windows machines, the Python installation is usually placed in
-:file:`C:\\Python35`, though you can change this when you're running the
+:file:`C:\\Python36`, though you can change this when you're running the
installer. To add this directory to your path, you can type the following
command into the command prompt in a DOS box::
- set path=%path%;C:\python35
+ set path=%path%;C:\python36
Typing an end-of-file character (:kbd:`Control-D` on Unix, :kbd:`Control-Z` on
Windows) at the primary prompt causes the interpreter to exit with a zero exit
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ with the *secondary prompt*, by default three dots (``...``). The interpreter
prints a welcome message stating its version number and a copyright notice
before printing the first prompt::
- $ python3.5
- Python 3.5 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
+ $ python3.6
+ Python 3.6 (default, Sep 16 2015, 09:25:04)
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
index 598859de6a..405d7996ed 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ operating system::
>>> import os
>>> os.getcwd() # Return the current working directory
- 'C:\\Python35'
+ 'C:\\Python36'
>>> os.chdir('/server/accesslogs') # Change current working directory
>>> os.system('mkdir today') # Run the command mkdir in the system shell
0
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
index f7d2a0ac2a..71194b0476 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/stdlib2.rst
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ applications include caching objects that are expensive to create::
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
d['primary'] # entry was automatically removed
- File "C:/python35/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
+ File "C:/python36/lib/weakref.py", line 46, in __getitem__
o = self.data[key]()
KeyError: 'primary'
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7453bf41b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+****************************
+ What's New In Python 3.6
+****************************
+
+:Release: |release|
+:Date: |today|
+
+.. Rules for maintenance:
+
+ * Anyone can add text to this document. Do not spend very much time
+ on the wording of your changes, because your text will probably
+ get rewritten to some degree.
+
+ * The maintainer will go through Misc/NEWS periodically and add
+ changes; it's therefore more important to add your changes to
+ Misc/NEWS than to this file.
+
+ * This is not a complete list of every single change; completeness
+ is the purpose of Misc/NEWS. Some changes I consider too small
+ or esoteric to include. If such a change is added to the text,
+ I'll just remove it. (This is another reason you shouldn't spend
+ too much time on writing your addition.)
+
+ * If you want to draw your new text to the attention of the
+ maintainer, add 'XXX' to the beginning of the paragraph or
+ section.
+
+ * It's OK to just add a fragmentary note about a change. For
+ example: "XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the
+ socket module." The maintainer will research the change and
+ write the necessary text.
+
+ * You can comment out your additions if you like, but it's not
+ necessary (especially when a final release is some months away).
+
+ * Credit the author of a patch or bugfix. Just the name is
+ sufficient; the e-mail address isn't necessary.
+
+ * It's helpful to add the bug/patch number as a comment:
+
+ XXX Describe the transmogrify() function added to the socket
+ module.
+ (Contributed by P.Y. Developer in :issue:`12345`.)
+
+ This saves the maintainer the effort of going through the Mercurial log
+ when researching a change.
+
+This article explains the new features in Python 3.6, compared to 3.5.
+
+For full details, see the :source:`Misc/NEWS` file.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Prerelease users should be aware that this document is currently in draft
+ form. It will be updated substantially as Python 3.6 moves towards release,
+ so it's worth checking back even after reading earlier versions.
+
+
+Summary -- Release highlights
+=============================
+
+.. This section singles out the most important changes in Python 3.6.
+ Brevity is key.
+
+* None yet.
+
+.. PEP-sized items next.
+
+.. _pep-4XX:
+
+.. PEP 4XX: Virtual Environments
+.. =============================
+
+
+.. (Implemented by Foo Bar.)
+
+.. .. seealso::
+
+ :pep:`4XX` - Python Virtual Environments
+ PEP written by Carl Meyer
+
+
+Other Language Changes
+======================
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+New Modules
+===========
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Improved Modules
+================
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Optimizations
+=============
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Build and C API Changes
+=======================
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Deprecated
+==========
+
+Deprecated Python modules, functions and methods
+------------------------------------------------
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Deprecated functions and types of the C API
+-------------------------------------------
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Deprecated features
+-------------------
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Removed
+=======
+
+API and Feature Removals
+------------------------
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Porting to Python 3.6
+=====================
+
+This section lists previously described changes and other bugfixes
+that may require changes to your code.
+
+Changes in the Python API
+-------------------------
+
+* None yet.
+
+
+Changes in the C API
+--------------------
+
+* None yet.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
index edb55022bd..7c9252401e 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ anyone wishing to stay up-to-date after a new release.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
+ 3.6.rst
3.5.rst
3.4.rst
3.3.rst
diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index b5cac68813..246eba8c97 100644
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
/* Version parsed out into numeric values */
/*--start constants--*/
#define PY_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 5
+#define PY_MINOR_VERSION 6
#define PY_MICRO_VERSION 0
-#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_BETA
-#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 1
+#define PY_RELEASE_LEVEL PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_ALPHA
+#define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL 0
/* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION "3.5.0b1+"
+#define PY_VERSION "3.6.0a0"
/*--end constants--*/
/* Version as a single 4-byte hex number, e.g. 0x010502B2 == 1.5.2b2.
diff --git a/Lib/collections/__init__.py b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
index fc60e13daa..9c22d86d79 100644
--- a/Lib/collections/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
@@ -736,14 +736,22 @@ class Counter(dict):
def __pos__(self):
'Adds an empty counter, effectively stripping negative and zero counts'
- return self + Counter()
+ result = Counter()
+ for elem, count in self.items():
+ if count > 0:
+ result[elem] = count
+ return result
def __neg__(self):
'''Subtracts from an empty counter. Strips positive and zero counts,
and flips the sign on negative counts.
'''
- return Counter() - self
+ result = Counter()
+ for elem, count in self.items():
+ if count < 0:
+ result[elem] = 0 - count
+ return result
def _keep_positive(self):
'''Internal method to strip elements with a negative or zero count'''
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_collections.py b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
index ec86466779..ac7b9af2f4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_collections.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_collections.py
@@ -1867,6 +1867,13 @@ class TestOrderedDict(unittest.TestCase):
od = OrderedDict(**d)
self.assertGreater(sys.getsizeof(od), sys.getsizeof(d))
+ def test_views(self):
+ # See http://bugs.python.org/issue24286
+ s = 'the quick brown fox jumped over a lazy dog yesterday before dawn'.split()
+ od = OrderedDict.fromkeys(s)
+ self.assertEqual(od.keys(), dict(od).keys())
+ self.assertEqual(od.items(), dict(od).items())
+
def test_override_update(self):
# Verify that subclasses can override update() without breaking __init__()
class MyOD(OrderedDict):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py b/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
index 280353a3a2..d96832e576 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import collections
import unittest
class DictSetTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -197,6 +198,27 @@ class DictSetTest(unittest.TestCase):
d[42] = d.values()
self.assertRaises(RuntimeError, repr, d)
+ def test_abc_registry(self):
+ d = dict(a=1)
+
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.KeysView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.MappingView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.Set)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.Sized)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.Iterable)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.keys(), collections.Container)
+
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.values(), collections.ValuesView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.values(), collections.MappingView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.values(), collections.Sized)
+
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.ItemsView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.MappingView)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.Set)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.Sized)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.Iterable)
+ self.assertIsInstance(d.items(), collections.Container)
+
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7da41ce4f5..121ea5b54c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
+What's New in Python 3.6.0 alpha 1?
+===================================
+
+Release date: XXXX-XX-XX
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 2?
==================================
@@ -30,6 +42,9 @@ Core and Builtins
- Issue #24268: PEP 489: Multi-phase extension module initialization.
Patch by Petr Viktorin.
+- Issue #23359: Optimize set object internals by specializing the
+ hash table search into a lookup function and an insert function.
+
- Issue #23955: Add pyvenv.cfg option to suppress registry/environment
lookup for generating sys.path on Windows.
diff --git a/Objects/setobject.c b/Objects/setobject.c
index 1805debba1..e1aa4176ba 100644
--- a/Objects/setobject.c
+++ b/Objects/setobject.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static setentry *
set_lookkey(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
{
setentry *table = so->table;
- setentry *freeslot = NULL;
setentry *entry;
size_t perturb = hash;
size_t mask = so->mask;
@@ -86,14 +85,12 @@ set_lookkey(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
return entry;
mask = so->mask; /* help avoid a register spill */
}
- if (entry->hash == -1 && freeslot == NULL)
- freeslot = entry;
if (i + LINEAR_PROBES <= mask) {
for (j = 0 ; j < LINEAR_PROBES ; j++) {
entry++;
- if (entry->key == NULL)
- goto found_null;
+ if (entry->hash == 0 && entry->key == NULL)
+ return entry;
if (entry->hash == hash) {
PyObject *startkey = entry->key;
assert(startkey != dummy);
@@ -114,6 +111,89 @@ set_lookkey(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
return entry;
mask = so->mask;
}
+ }
+ }
+
+ perturb >>= PERTURB_SHIFT;
+ i = (i * 5 + 1 + perturb) & mask;
+
+ entry = &table[i];
+ if (entry->hash == 0 && entry->key == NULL)
+ return entry;
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+Internal routine to insert a new key into the table.
+Used by the public insert routine.
+Eats a reference to key.
+*/
+static int
+set_insert_key(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
+{
+ setentry *table = so->table;
+ setentry *freeslot = NULL;
+ setentry *entry;
+ size_t perturb = hash;
+ size_t mask = so->mask;
+ size_t i = (size_t)hash & mask; /* Unsigned for defined overflow behavior */
+ size_t j;
+ int cmp;
+
+ entry = &table[i];
+ if (entry->key == NULL)
+ goto found_null;
+
+ while (1) {
+ if (entry->hash == hash) {
+ PyObject *startkey = entry->key;
+ /* startkey cannot be a dummy because the dummy hash field is -1 */
+ assert(startkey != dummy);
+ if (startkey == key)
+ goto found_active;
+ if (PyUnicode_CheckExact(startkey)
+ && PyUnicode_CheckExact(key)
+ && unicode_eq(startkey, key))
+ goto found_active;
+ Py_INCREF(startkey);
+ cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(startkey, key, Py_EQ);
+ Py_DECREF(startkey);
+ if (cmp < 0) /* unlikely */
+ return -1;
+ if (table != so->table || entry->key != startkey) /* unlikely */
+ return set_insert_key(so, key, hash);
+ if (cmp > 0) /* likely */
+ goto found_active;
+ mask = so->mask; /* help avoid a register spill */
+ }
+ if (entry->hash == -1 && freeslot == NULL)
+ freeslot = entry;
+
+ if (i + LINEAR_PROBES <= mask) {
+ for (j = 0 ; j < LINEAR_PROBES ; j++) {
+ entry++;
+ if (entry->hash == 0 && entry->key == NULL)
+ goto found_null;
+ if (entry->hash == hash) {
+ PyObject *startkey = entry->key;
+ assert(startkey != dummy);
+ if (startkey == key)
+ goto found_active;
+ if (PyUnicode_CheckExact(startkey)
+ && PyUnicode_CheckExact(key)
+ && unicode_eq(startkey, key))
+ goto found_active;
+ Py_INCREF(startkey);
+ cmp = PyObject_RichCompareBool(startkey, key, Py_EQ);
+ Py_DECREF(startkey);
+ if (cmp < 0)
+ return -1;
+ if (table != so->table || entry->key != startkey)
+ return set_insert_key(so, key, hash);
+ if (cmp > 0)
+ goto found_active;
+ mask = so->mask;
+ }
if (entry->hash == -1 && freeslot == NULL)
freeslot = entry;
}
@@ -123,11 +203,26 @@ set_lookkey(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
i = (i * 5 + 1 + perturb) & mask;
entry = &table[i];
- if (entry->key == NULL)
+ if (entry->hash == 0 && entry->key == NULL)
goto found_null;
}
+
found_null:
- return freeslot == NULL ? entry : freeslot;
+ if (freeslot == NULL) {
+ /* UNUSED */
+ so->fill++;
+ } else {
+ /* DUMMY */
+ entry = freeslot;
+ }
+ so->used++;
+ entry->key = key;
+ entry->hash = hash;
+ return 0;
+
+ found_active:
+ Py_DECREF(key);
+ return 0;
}
/*
@@ -172,38 +267,6 @@ set_insert_clean(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
/* ======== End logic for probing the hash table ========================== */
/* ======================================================================== */
-
-/*
-Internal routine to insert a new key into the table.
-Used by the public insert routine.
-Eats a reference to key.
-*/
-static int
-set_insert_key(PySetObject *so, PyObject *key, Py_hash_t hash)
-{
- setentry *entry;
-
- entry = set_lookkey(so, key, hash);
- if (entry == NULL)
- return -1;
- if (entry->key == NULL) {
- /* UNUSED */
- entry->key = key;
- entry->hash = hash;
- so->fill++;
- so->used++;
- } else if (entry->key == dummy) {
- /* DUMMY */
- entry->key = key;
- entry->hash = hash;
- so->used++;
- } else {
- /* ACTIVE */
- Py_DECREF(key);
- }
- return 0;
-}
-
/*
Restructure the table by allocating a new table and reinserting all
keys again. When entries have been deleted, the new table may
@@ -345,7 +408,7 @@ set_discard_entry(PySetObject *so, setentry *oldentry)
entry = set_lookkey(so, oldentry->key, oldentry->hash);
if (entry == NULL)
return -1;
- if (entry->key == NULL || entry->key == dummy)
+ if (entry->key == NULL)
return DISCARD_NOTFOUND;
old_key = entry->key;
entry->key = dummy;
@@ -623,7 +686,7 @@ set_contains_entry(PySetObject *so, setentry *entry)
if (lu_entry == NULL)
return -1;
key = lu_entry->key;
- return key != NULL && key != dummy;
+ return key != NULL;
}
static int
diff --git a/README b/README
index 87430b79dc..04c282ebe7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-This is Python version 3.5.0 beta 1
-===================================
+This is Python version 3.6.0 alpha 1
+====================================
Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ What's New
----------
We try to have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the "What's New in
-Python 3.5" document, found at
+Python 3.6" document, found at
- http://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/3.5.html
+ http://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html
For a more detailed change log, read Misc/NEWS (though this file, too, is
incomplete, and also doesn't list anything merged in from the 2.7 release under
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ entitled "Installing multiple versions".
Documentation
-------------
-Documentation for Python 3.5 is online, updated daily:
+Documentation for Python 3.6 is online, updated daily:
- http://docs.python.org/3.5/
+ http://docs.python.org/3.6/
It can also be downloaded in many formats for faster access. The documentation
is downloadable in HTML, PDF, and reStructuredText formats; the latter version
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ backported versions of certain key Python 3.x features.
A source-to-source translation tool, "2to3", can take care of the mundane task
of converting large amounts of source code. It is not a complete solution but
is complemented by the deprecation warnings in 2.6. See
-http://docs.python.org/3.5/library/2to3.html for more information.
+http://docs.python.org/3.6/library/2to3.html for more information.
Testing
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ same prefix you must decide which version (if any) is your "primary" version.
Install that version using "make install". Install all other versions using
"make altinstall".
-For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.5 with 2.7 being the
+For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.6 with 2.7 being the
primary version, you would execute "make install" in your 2.7 build directory
and "make altinstall" in the others.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b6bcbbef3d..8a8f683006 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#! /bin/sh
# Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for python 3.5.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for python 3.6.
#
# Report bugs to <http://bugs.python.org/>.
#
@@ -580,8 +580,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
# Identity of this package.
PACKAGE_NAME='python'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='python'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='3.5'
-PACKAGE_STRING='python 3.5'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='3.6'
+PACKAGE_STRING='python 3.6'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='http://bugs.python.org/'
PACKAGE_URL=''
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
# Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
# This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures python 3.5 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures python 3.6 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ fi
if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
case $ac_init_help in
- short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 3.5:";;
+ short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 3.6:";;
esac
cat <<\_ACEOF
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ fi
test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
if $ac_init_version; then
cat <<\_ACEOF
-python configure 3.5
+python configure 3.6
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
-It was created by python $as_me 3.5, which was
+It was created by python $as_me 3.6, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69. Invocation command line was
$ $0 $@
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ rm confdefs.h
mv confdefs.h.new confdefs.h
-VERSION=3.5
+VERSION=3.6
# Version number of Python's own shared library file.
@@ -16540,7 +16540,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
# report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
# values after options handling.
ac_log="
-This file was extended by python $as_me 3.5, which was
+This file was extended by python $as_me 3.6, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69. Invocation command line was
CONFIG_FILES = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -16602,7 +16602,7 @@ _ACEOF
cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
ac_cs_version="\\
-python config.status 3.5
+python config.status 3.6
configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4030e338bf..3e9d31a26c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl * Please run autoreconf to test your changes! *
dnl ***********************************************
# Set VERSION so we only need to edit in one place (i.e., here)
-m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.5)
+m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.6)
AC_PREREQ(2.65)