Python changelog

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NixOS · Mar 21, 2017 · 5d25fd1 · 5d25fd1
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@@ -354,7 +354,15 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
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-      <para>
+    <para>Python 2.6 interpreter and package set have been removed.</para>
+  </listitem>
+
+  <listitem>
+    <para>The Python 2.7 interpreter does not use modules anymore. Instead, all CPython interpreters now include the whole standard library except for `tkinter`, which is available in the Python package set.</para>
+  </listitem>
+
+  <listitem>
+    <para>
       Python 2.7, 3.5 and 3.6 are now built deterministically and 3.4 mostly.
       Minor modifications had to be made to the interpreters in order to generate
       deterministic bytecode. This has security implications and is relevant for
@@ -364,9 +372,17 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
 
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+  <listitem>
+    <para>The Python package sets now use a fixed-point combinator and the sets are available as attributes of the interpreters.</para>
+  </listitem>
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+  <listitem>
+    <para>The Python function `buildPythonPackage` has been improved and can be used to build from Setuptools source, Flit source, and precompiled Wheels.</para>
+  </listitem>
+
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     <para>
-      When adding new or updating current libraries, the expressions should be put
+      When adding new or updating current Python libraries, the expressions should be put
       in separate files in <literal>pkgs/development/python-modules</literal> and 
       called from <literal>python-packages.nix</literal>.
     </para>