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## High level points
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### Python Versions
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TensorFlow supports a range of Python versions, and changes need to be
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compatible with all of them. This means that language features not available in
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TensorFlow's minimum supported version cannot be used.
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We regularly reconsider the range of supported versions based on the number of
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affected users (estimated via pip downloads by Python version), and the default
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installed version of Python on important platforms (Linux distributions, OSX,
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...), but these are large, breaking changes to the ecosystem which are not
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triggered by reviews of individual features.
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### Backward and forward compatibility
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We avoid backwards-incompatible API changes. We also avoid
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backwards-incompatible behavior changes, such as restricting the set of valid
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inputs to a function or extending the set of valid outputs of a function. Adding

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