Dr. Dobb’s Python-URL

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Author: JT Smith

From that weekly list of links and news for the Python community, we learn that Python 2.1.1c1 — a bugfix release candidate for Python 2.1 — has been released and is now GPL-compatible. If you’ve ever wondered how the people behind Python put that programming tool together, check out Andrew M. Kuchling’s explanation of the process. Another contributor provides a summary of what can happen to a community when language changes break existing code. All this and more is posted in the latest Python-URL mailing at Linux Weekly News.