Python 2.6
These are the beta releases of Python 2.6. They are not yet suitable for production use. We're releasing them so that you can test these releases and report any last minute bugs you might find. The NEWS file conains a listing of everything that's new in Python 2.6b3.
PEP 361 includes the schedule and will be updated as the schedule evolves. At this point, any testing you can do would be greatly appreciated.
Please report bugs at http://bugs.python.org
See also the license.
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This is a beta release; we currently support these formats:
MD5 checksums and sizes of the released files:
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The Windows releases will be updated soon
The signatures above were generated with GnuPG using release manager Barry Warsaw's public key which has a key id of EA5BBD71.
What's New?
- Here is What's new in Python 2.6b3.
- On Windows Vista, the User Account Control interface is not invoked anymore, supporting "Just for me" installations again. See below for additional instructions.
- For the full list of changes, you can poke around in Subversion.
Vista Note
Administrators installing Python for all users on Windows Vista either need to be logged in as Administrator, or use the runas command, as in:
runas /user:Administrator "msiexec /i <path>\<file>.msi"