<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 51, 45); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The third and final beta release of IronPython 2.7.1 is now available from </span><a href="http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/74454">http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/74454</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 51, 45); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">. Like IronPython <a href="http://ironpython.codeplex.com/releases/view/54498" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(62, 98, 166); ">2.7</a>, this release <b>requires .NET 4 or Silverlight 4.</b> This release will replace any existing IronPython installation.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 51, 45); font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Microsoft Sans Serif', Arial, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br>The highlights of 2.7.1 are:<br>
<ul style="margin-left: 0em; padding-left: 2em; list-style-type: none; list-style-image: url(http://i2.codeplex.com/Images/v18207/doublearrow.gif); "><li style="margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 0.3em; vertical-align: middle; ">
Updated the standard library to match CPython 2.7.2.</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 0.3em; vertical-align: middle; ">Add the ast, csv, and unicodedata modules.</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 0.3em; vertical-align: middle; ">
Fixed several bugs.</li><li style="margin-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-top: 0.3em; vertical-align: middle; ">IronPython Tools for Visual Studio are disabled by default. See <a href="http://pytools.codeplex.com/" class="externalLink" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(62, 98, 166); ">http://pytools.codeplex.com<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> for the next generation of Python Visual Studio support.</li>
</ul><br>This release fixes even more bugs on top of what is fixed in 2.7.1 Beta 2. <br><br>See <a href="http://ironpython.codeplex.com/workitem/list/advanced?keyword=&status=Fixed%7CClosed&type=All&priority=All&release=2.7.1%7C2.7.1%20Beta%201%7C2.7.1%20Beta%202%7C2.7.1%20Beta%203&assignedTo=All&component=All&sortField=LastUpdatedDate&sortDirection=Descending&page=0" class="externalLink" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(62, 98, 166); ">the current list of fixed issues<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a> for more details.<br>
<br>In particular, there is a fix for #26852 (<a href="http://ironpython.codeplex.com/workitem/26852" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(62, 98, 166); ">ssl IE gets disconnected after request, CPython doesn't.</a>), so if you have SSL errors on previous IronPython versions it would be helpful to see if they are resolved with this version.<br>
<br>In particular, the updated standard library may have introduced some undetected bugs. Please report any issues at <a href="http://ironpython.codeplex.com/workitem/list/basic" class="externalLink" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(62, 98, 166); ">http://ironpython.codeplex.com/workitem/list/basic<span class="externalLinkIcon"></span></a>.</span></div>
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