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+ What's New in Python 2.3.4 (final)?
+ ===================================
+ 
+ *Release date: DD-MMM-2004*
+ 
+ Core and builtins
+ -----------------
+ 
+ - Made omitted callback and None equivalent for weakref.ref() and
+   weakref.proxy(); the None case wasn't handled correctly in all
+   cases.
+ 
+ - Fixed problem where PyWeakref_NewRef() and PyWeakref_NewProxy()
+   assumed that initial existing entries in an object's weakref list
+   would not be removed while allocating a new weakref object.  Since
+   GC could be invoked at that time, however, that assumption was
+   invalid.  In a truly obscure case of GC being triggered during
+   creation for a new weakref object for an referent which already
+   has a weakref without a callback which is only referenced from
+   cyclic trash, a memory error can occur.  This consistently created a
+   segfault in a debug build, but provided less predictable behavior in
+   a release build.
+ 
  What's New in Python 2.3.3 (final)?
  ===================================