[llvm] [lldb][Windows] add release notes for the Python private API removal (PR #209456)

Charles Zablit via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Tue Jul 14 06:52:13 PDT 2026


https://github.com/charles-zablit updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/209456

>From 060cd287cad7fba47d3839c112480b6ebc486f1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Zablit <c_zablit at apple.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:51:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [lldb][Windows] add release notes for the Python private API
 removal

---
 llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
index d0c4c1edbf5af..617300ed40d9c 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing.
 
 ### Changes to LLDB
 
+#### Windows
+
+* LLDB no longer depends on the Python private API on Windows. Users are now free to
+  use any Python version they want, as long as it is 3.8 or later and LLDB can find it
+  (i.e. it is on their `PATH`).
+
 ### Changes to BOLT
 
 ### Changes to Sanitizers



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