[python-committers] All hands on deck: the release of Python 3.9.0b1 is currently blocked

Hi there fellow core developers, the beta 1 release of Python 3.9.0 planned for today is as of now blocked on three issues marked as "release blocker":

• https://bugs.python.org/issue26317 https://bugs.python.org/issue26317
• https://bugs.python.org/issue40661 https://bugs.python.org/issue40661
• https://bugs.python.org/issue40257 https://bugs.python.org/issue40257

If you can help addressing those ASAP, please do. We need to tag beta1 this week to help getting the new release on time for inclusion in Linux distributions.

• Ł