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ChangeLog


2023-09-29	- 3.7.1 -> 3.8.18
		- 2.7.15 -> 2.7.18
		- Updated Slackware package versions, removed 13.37,
		  added 15.0
2018-12-21	- 3.5.2 -> 3.7.1
		- 3.7.1 sha1sum -> sha256sum
		- Home page URL http to https
		- Added Wikipedia link
		- Added Github repository link
2018-11-25	- 2.7.12 -> 2.7.15
2016-10-21	- 3.2.3 -> 3.5.2
2016-10-18	- Updated Slackware note for 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, removed older
		  than 13.37
		- Added prerequisite link for pkg-config
		- Don't assume /usr/share/man symlink, use --mandir=/usr/man
		- Updated uninstall notes, moved to the bottom
		- Added some notes about installing multiple versions
		- Use Slackware's 64-bit patch
2016-05-19	- 2.7.3 -> 2.7.11
		- Added installation of pip
		- Removed use of --enable-threads, it's enabled by default
2012/05/09	- 2.7.2 -> 2.7.3
		- 3.2.2 -> 3.2.3
		- Removed note for Slackware 11.0
2012/03/08	- 2.7.1 -> 2.7.2
		- 3.2 -> 3.2.2
		- Removed 2.6.6
		- Updated Slackware 13.37
2011/03/09	- Added 3.2
2010/12/28	- 2.6.4 -> 2.6.6
		- Removed 2.5.5c1
		- Added 2.7.1
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.1
2010/01/20	- 2.5.4 -> 2.5.5c1
		- 2.6.2 -> 2.6.4
		- Updated the Slackware note for 13.0
2009/07/09	- 2.6.1 -> 2.6.2
2009/02/26	- Added 2.6.1
		- 2.5.2 -> 2.5.4
		- Removed 2.4.5
		- Updated What's New URL for 2.5.x
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.1 and 12.2,
		  removed older than 11.0
		- Fixed the order of a 'find' to shut up an error
2008/03/31	- 2.5.1 -> 2.5.2
		- 2.4.4 -> 2.4.5
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.0
2007/10/23	- 2.5 -> 2.5.1
Oct 26, 2006	- 2.4.3 -> 2.4.4
		- Added 2.5
		- Added several more to the re-install list, moved to the
		  bottom (so I don't have to duplicate it for both versions)
Aug 14, 2006	- 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3
Jan 24, 2006	- Added pycairo to the list
Oct 18, 2005	- 2.4.1 -> 2.4.2
		- Updated Slack note for 10.2
		- Added cracklib to the list of apps
		- Fix ownership (root -> $USER) of one file created
		  while we're su'd
Jul 11, 2005	- Updated Slack note for 10.1
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, and fileutils/coreutils links
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Added sha1sum verification
		- Moved source directory (see note (<a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
		- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
		- root.root -> root:root, run when $UID = 0
		- 2.4 -> 2.4.1, which includes fix for:
		  <a href="http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/">http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/</a>
Jan 5, 2005	- Added ReportLab and gnome-python
Dec 30, 2004	- 2.3.4 -> 2.4
		- Updated the note about versions that come with Slackware
		- Added link to wxpython, pyopengl, bittorrent, pil
May 28, 2004	- 2.3.3 -> 2.3.4
		- Added " or coreutils" to the fileutils prerequisite
		- Changed the md5sum -> textutils link to point to coreutils
		- Updated notes about cleaning up old versions
Apr 5, 2004	- Added link to the mimedefang howto for pyzor, listed as
		  something you may need to reinstall
Mar 17, 2004	- Added --enable-shared to the configure line so it'll
		  build and install a libpython shared library, which right
		  now, I need for an abiword plugin
Feb 10, 2004	- Added removal of the python-demo and python-tools packages
		  too (new to Slackware 9.1)
		- Added removal of /usr/bin/python if it's a symlink
Jan 30, 2004	- Create a /usr/bin/python symlink to /usr/bin/python2.3
Dec 31, 2003	- 2.3.2 -> 2.3.3
		- Added pyqt to the list of things you might need to
		  reinstall, added more notes about that, old files, etc.
Nov 11, 2003	- 2.3.1 -> 2.3.2
Sep 24, 2003	- 2.3 -> 2.3.1
		- Changed to .tar.bz2 from the usual .tgz
		- Added note about looking in site-packages before zapping
		  old versions of python
Aug 18, 2003	- Added more cleanup of old versions of Python
		- Not sure, but I think this is where I went from 2.2.2 to
		  2.3, never did mention it in the changelog...
Aug 5, 2003	- Added gpg verification
Jul 26, 2003	- Added --with-threads to configure, changed prefix from
		  /usr/local to /usr
Mar 6, 2003	- Modernized
		- Added prerequisites w/ links to their howtos
Oct 28, 2002	- 2.2.1 -> 2.2.2
		- Removal of previous versions
Aug 28, 2002	- Added md5sum verification
		- Added home page link

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