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+What's New in Python 2.3 final?
+===============================
+
+*Release date: 29-Jul-2003*
+
+Core and builtins
+-----------------
+
+Extension modules
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+IDLE
+----
+
+- IDLE displays a new message upon startup: some "personal firewall"
+ kinds of programs (for example, ZoneAlarm) open a dialog of their
+ own when any program opens a socket. IDLE does use sockets, talking
+ on the computer's internal loopback interface. This connection is not
+ visible on any external interface and no data is sent to or received
+ from the Internet. So, if you get such a dialog when opening IDLE,
+ asking whether to let pythonw.exe talk to address 127.0.0.1, say yes,
+ and rest assured no communication external to your machine is taking
+ place. If you don't allow it, IDLE won't be able to start.
+
+Build
+-----
+
+C API
+-----
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+
What's New in Python 2.3 release candidate 2?
=============================================
IDLE
----
-- IDLE displays a new message upon startup: some "personal firewall"
- kinds of programs (for example, ZoneAlarm) open a dialog of their
- own when any program opens a socket. IDLE does use sockets, talking
- on the computer's internal loopback interface. This connection is not
- visible on any external interface and no data is sent to or received
- from the Internet. So, if you get such a dialog when opening IDLE,
- asking whether to let pythonw.exe talk to address 127.0.0.1, say yes,
- and rest assured no communication external to your machine is taking
- place. If you don't allow it, IDLE won't be able to start.
-
- Calltips patches.
Build