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 contains a listing of everything that's new in Python 2.6rc1.
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.
This is a beta release; we currently support these formats:
- Gzipped source tar ball (2.6rc1) (sig)
- Bzipped source tar ball (2.6rc1) (sig)
- Windows x86 MSI Installer (2.6rc1) (sig)
- Windows AMD64 MSI Installer (2.6rc1) (sig) (need to uninstall beta releases first, as the upgrade code has changed)
MD5 checksums and sizes of the released files:
4f691be280ac84c2cc46f723725e7e30 13004905 Python-2.6rc1.tgz 3d5027ac9e32ed62efee805004945cb0 10935347 Python-2.6rc1.tar.bz2 8cfe8616b92e421f1e339eb3b2580d8f 14363648 python-2.6rc1.amd64.msi 42329b99cb7450a83686182c7630eb6b 13856256 python-2.6rc1.msi
The signatures above were generated with GnuPG using release manager Barry Warsaw's public key which has a key id of EA5BBD71.
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"
