I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of Python 2.7.16 release candidate 1. This is a prerelease for yet another bug fix release in the Python 2.7.x series. It includes over 100 fixes over Python 2.7.15. See the changelog at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/baacaac06f93dd624c9d7b3bac0... for full details. Downloads are at: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2716rc1/ Please test your software against the new release and report any issues to https://bugs.python.org/ If all goes according to plan, Python 2.7.16 final will be released on March 2. All the best, Benjamin