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@@ -1575,10 +1575,15 @@ so. If you have applications using \module{rexec}, rewrite them to
use something else.
(Sticking with Python 2.2 or 2.1 will not make your applications any
-safer, because there are known bugs in the \module{rexec} module in
+safer because there are known bugs in the \module{rexec} module in
those versions. I repeat, if you're using \module{rexec}, stop using
it immediately.)
+\item The \module{rotor} module has been deprecated because the
+ algorithm it uses for encryption is not believed to be secure. If
+ you need encryption, use one of the several AES Python modules
+ that are available separately.
+
\item The \module{shutil} module gained a \function{move(\var{src},
\var{dest})} function that recursively moves a file or directory to a new
location.