The first release candidate of Python 2.7.17 is now available for download and
testing. Python 2.7.17 includes 80 fixes over Python 2.7.16.
Downloads may be found on python.org:
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2717rc1/
Read the full changelog at:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/1c7b14197b10924e2efc1e6c99c720958be1f681/Misc/NEWS.d/2.7.17rc1.rst
As always with prereleases, please test your applications and libraries and
report bugs to:
https://bugs.python.org/
A final release is scheduled to follow in 12 days.
PEP 373, the Python 2.7 release schedule, calls for 2.7.17 to be the
penultimate bug fix release of the Python 2.7 series. Time for Python 2 is
running low!
Regards,
Benjamin
2.7 release manager
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