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(Contributed by Gregory P. Smith.)
+* It is not mandatory anymore to store clear text passwords in the
+ :file:`.pypirc` file when registering and uploading packages to PyPI. As
+ long as the username is present in that file, the :mod:`distutils` package
+ will prompt for the password if not present.
+ (Added by tarek, with the initial contribution of Nathan Van Gheem;
+ :issue:`4394`.)
.. ======================================================================
.. whole new modules get described in subsections here