I'm thrilled to announce the release of Python 2.7.4. 2.7.4 is the latest maintenance release in the Python 2.7 series. It includes hundreds of bugfixes to the core language and standard library.
Downloads are at http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.4/ As always, please report bugs to http://bugs.python.org/ Several regressions found in the release candidate have been fixed. Many thanks to those who tested the preview release. There has recently been a lot of discussion about XML-based denial of service attacks. Specifically, certain XML files can cause XML parsers, including ones in the Python stdlib, to consume gigabytes of RAM and swamp the CPU. 2.7.4 does not include any changes in Python XML code to address these issues. Interested parties should examine the defusedxml package on PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/defusedxml This is a production release. Best wishes, Benjamin Peterson 2.7 Release Manager (on behalf of all of Python 2.7's contributors) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations/