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From: "Benjamin Peterson" <benjamin@python.org>
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Subject: [RELEASE] Python 2.7.16 release candidate 1
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 20:10:48 -0500
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I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of Python 2.7.16 release candidate 1. This is a prerelease for yet another bug fix release in the Python 2.7.x series. It includes over 100 fixes over Python 2.7.15. See the changelog at

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/baacaac06f93dd624c9d7b3bac0e13fbe34f2d8c/Misc/NEWS.d/2.7.16rc1.rst

for full details.

Downloads are at:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2716rc1/

Please test your software against the new release and report any issues to

    https://bugs.python.org/

If all goes according to plan, Python 2.7.16 final will be released on March 2.

All the best,
Benjamin