I would like to create 2.5.3 and 2.4.6 release candidates next week, December 12, and final releases on December 19. If there are any open issues that you think need to be considered, please create a bug in the bug tracker, mark it as release blocker, and label it with version 2.5.3 (or 2.4). Of course, a number of such issues are already in the tracker, some already being worked on. Remember: 2.5.3 will be the last bug fix release for Python 2.5; afterwards, only security patches will be accepted for the 2.5 branch. The 2.4 branch is already in that state (the 2.3 branch is not maintained anymore; 2.4 security patches will be produced until November 2009). Regards, Martin