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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-04-12 18:52:09 +0000
committerAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-04-12 18:52:09 +0000
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Bump version number; rearrange introduction a bit
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
% $Id$
\title{What's New in Python 2.1}
-\release{1.00}
+\release{1.01}
\author{A.M. Kuchling}
\authoraddress{
\strong{Python Software Foundation}\\
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@
\section{Introduction}
-It's that time again... time for a new Python release, Python 2.1.
-One recent goal of the Python development team has been to accelerate
-the pace of new releases, with a new release coming every 6 to 9
-months. 2.1 is the first release to come out at this faster pace, with
-the first alpha appearing in January, 3 months after the final version
-of 2.0 was released.
-
-This article explains the new features in 2.1. While there aren't as
+This article explains the new features in Python 2.1. While there aren't as
many changes in 2.1 as there were in Python 2.0, there are still some
pleasant surprises in store. 2.1 is the first release to be steered
through the use of Python Enhancement Proposals, or PEPs, so most of
@@ -34,6 +27,12 @@ provides an overview of the new features for Python programmers.
Refer to the Python 2.1 documentation, or to the specific PEP, for
more details about any new feature that particularly interests you.
+One recent goal of the Python development team has been to accelerate
+the pace of new releases, with a new release coming every 6 to 9
+months. 2.1 is the first release to come out at this faster pace, with
+the first alpha appearing in January, 3 months after the final version
+of 2.0 was released.
+
The final release of Python 2.1 was made on April 17, 2001.
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