[Python-Dev] [RELEASE] Python 2.7.9 release candidate 1 (original) (raw)
Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Wed Nov 26 19:40:44 CET 2014
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I'm pleased to announce the first release candidate of Python 2.7.9, which will be the next bugfix release in the Python 2.7 series. Despite technically being a maintenance release, Python 2.7.9 will include several majors changes from 2.7.8:
- The "ensurepip" module has been backported to Python 2.7.
- Python 3's ssl module has been backported to Python 2.7.
- HTTPS certificates are now verified by default using the system's certificate store.
- SSLv3 has been disabled by default due to the POODLE attack.
Downloads are at https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-279rc1/
Application and library authors are encouraged test Python 2.7.9 release candidate 1 with their code. This is especially important for 2.7.9 due to significant changes mentioned above.
Please report bugs to https://bugs.python.org/
Python 2.7.9 final is currently scheduled for December 10th.
Enjoy, Benjamin 2.7 release manager on behalf on python-dev and all of Python's contributors
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