[Python-Dev] [RELEASED] Python 3.3.0 release candidate 2

Tue Sep 11 19:34:23 CEST 2012

Indeed, thanks for catching that.
The GPG signatures are good, so the downloads are the original ones
built by Martin.
Georg
On 11.09.2012 18:11, Perica Zivkovic wrote:
> Just a small note, MD5 for RC2 file python-3.3.0rc2.msi is not correct on http://python.org/download/releases/3.3.0/
>> it would be nice if someone can update it
>> cheers,
>> Perica
>> On Sunday, September 9, 2012 4:25:39 AM UTC-5, Georg Brandl wrote:
> Hash: SHA1
>>>> On behalf of the Python development team, I'm delighted to announce the
>> second release candidate of Python 3.3.0.
>>>> This is a preview release, and its use is not recommended in
>> production settings.
>>>> Python 3.3 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, as well
>> as easier porting between 2.x and 3.x. Major new features and changes
>> in the 3.3 release series are:
>>>> * PEP 380, syntax for delegating to a subgenerator ("yield from")
>> * PEP 393, flexible string representation (doing away with the
>> distinction between "wide" and "narrow" Unicode builds)
>> * A C implementation of the "decimal" module, with up to 80x speedup
>> for decimal-heavy applications
>> * The import system (__import__) now based on importlib by default
>> * The new "lzma" module with LZMA/XZ support
>> * PEP 397, a Python launcher for Windows
>> * PEP 405, virtual environment support in core
>> * PEP 420, namespace package support
>> * PEP 3151, reworking the OS and IO exception hierarchy
>> * PEP 3155, qualified name for classes and functions
>> * PEP 409, suppressing exception context
>> * PEP 414, explicit Unicode literals to help with porting
>> * PEP 418, extended platform-independent clocks in the "time" module
>> * PEP 412, a new key-sharing dictionary implementation that
>> significantly saves memory for object-oriented code
>> * PEP 362, the function-signature object
>> * The new "faulthandler" module that helps diagnosing crashes
>> * The new "unittest.mock" module
>> * The new "ipaddress" module
>> * The "sys.implementation" attribute
>> * A policy framework for the email package, with a provisional (see
>> PEP 411) policy that adds much improved unicode support for email
>> header parsing
>> * A "collections.ChainMap" class for linking mappings to a single unit
>> * Wrappers for many more POSIX functions in the "os" and "signal"
>> modules, as well as other useful functions such as "sendfile()"
>> * Hash randomization, introduced in earlier bugfix releases, is now
>> switched on by default
>>>> In total, almost 500 API items are new or improved in Python 3.3.
>> For a more extensive list of changes in 3.3.0, see
>>>> http://docs.python.org/3.3/whatsnew/3.3.html
>>>> To download Python 3.3.0 visit:
>>>> http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.0/
>>>> Please consider trying Python 3.3.0 with your code and reporting any bugs
>> you may notice to:
>>>> http://bugs.python.org/
>>>>>> Enjoy!
>>>>