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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -This is Python version 3.5.3 release candidate 1 -================================================ +This is Python version 3.6.0 beta 4 +=================================== Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved. @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ find out more. On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called python.exe; elsewhere it's just python. On Mac OS X, if you have configured Python with --enable-framework, you should -use "make frameworkinstall" to do the installation. Note that this installs -the Python executable in a place that is not normally on your PATH, you may -want to set up a symlink in /usr/local/bin. +use "make frameworkinstall" to do the installation. Note that this installs the +Python executable in a place that is not normally on your PATH, you may want to +set up a symlink in /usr/local/bin. On Windows, see PCbuild/readme.txt. @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ What's New ---------- We have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the "What's New in -Python 3.5" document, found at +Python 3.6" document, found at - http://docs.python.org/3.5/whatsnew/3.5.html + https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html For a more detailed change log, read Misc/NEWS (though this file, too, is incomplete, and also doesn't list anything merged in from the 2.7 @@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ entitled "Installing multiple versions". Documentation ------------- -Documentation for Python 3.5 is online, updated daily: +Documentation for Python 3.6 is online, updated daily: - http://docs.python.org/3.5/ + https://docs.python.org/3.6/ It can also be downloaded in many formats for faster access. The documentation is downloadable in HTML, PDF, and reStructuredText formats; the latter version @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ formatting requirements. If you would like to contribute to the development of Python, relevant documentation is available at: - http://docs.python.org/devguide/ + https://docs.python.org/devguide/ For information about building Python's documentation, refer to Doc/README.txt. @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ backported versions of certain key Python 3.x features. A source-to-source translation tool, "2to3", can take care of the mundane task of converting large amounts of source code. It is not a complete solution but is complemented by the deprecation warnings in 2.6. See -http://docs.python.org/3.5/library/2to3.html for more information. +https://docs.python.org/3.6/library/2to3.html for more information. Testing @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ Installing multiple versions On Unix and Mac systems if you intend to install multiple versions of Python using the same installation prefix (--prefix argument to the configure script) -you must take care that your primary python executable is not overwritten by -the installation of a different version. All files and directories installed -using "make altinstall" contain the major and minor version and can thus live -side-by-side. "make install" also creates ${prefix}/bin/python3 which refers -to ${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y. If you intend to install multiple versions using -the same prefix you must decide which version (if any) is your "primary" -version. Install that version using "make install". Install all other -versions using "make altinstall". - -For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.5 with 2.7 being the +you must take care that your primary python executable is not overwritten by the +installation of a different version. All files and directories installed using +"make altinstall" contain the major and minor version and can thus live +side-by-side. "make install" also creates ${prefix}/bin/python3 which refers to +${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y. If you intend to install multiple versions using the +same prefix you must decide which version (if any) is your "primary" version. +Install that version using "make install". Install all other versions using +"make altinstall". + +For example, if you want to install Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.6 with 2.7 being the primary version, you would execute "make install" in your 2.7 build directory and "make altinstall" in the others. @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Issue Tracker and Mailing List We're soliciting bug reports about all aspects of the language. Fixes are also welcome, preferably in unified diff format. Please use the issue tracker: - http://bugs.python.org/ + https://bugs.python.org/ If you're not sure whether you're dealing with a bug or a feature, use the mailing list: @@ -190,23 +190,23 @@ mailing list: To subscribe to the list, use the mailman form: - http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/ + https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/ Proposals for enhancement ------------------------- If you have a proposal to change Python, you may want to send an email to the -comp.lang.python or python-ideas mailing lists for inital feedback. A Python +comp.lang.python or python-ideas mailing lists for initial feedback. A Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) may be submitted if your idea gains ground. All current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at -http://www.python.org/dev/peps/. +https://www.python.org/dev/peps/. Release Schedule ---------------- -See PEP 478 for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0478/ +See PEP 494 for release details: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/ Copyright and License Information @@ -230,3 +230,4 @@ so it may be used in proprietary projects. There are interfaces to some GNU code but these are entirely optional. All trademarks referenced herein are property of their respective holders. + |