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PYTHON SOURCE CODE and BINARIES
Version and Release Website	Status	Release Date	Platform
1.5.2	previous/most stable release	Apr 13 1999	Unix Win32 Mac
1.6	transition release	Sep 05 2000	Unix Win32 Mac
2.0	current release	Oct 16 2000	Unix Win32 Mac

JPython 1.1	current release (between 1.5.2 & 1.6)	Jan 26 2000	(all)

Unix: source code for any platform (not just Unix)
Win32: 32-bit binaries, i.e., Win9x/NT/2000
Mac: PPC, CFM68K, or "classic" 68K binaries (1.6 version is 1.6a2; 2.0 version is 2.0c1)
Also available: Python 2.0, expat (XML), and Tkinter Linux RPMs (read this first)
Fallback: If the 2.0 code is unstable, we have archived the most current previous 2.0 release, Release Candidate 1 (2.0c1) in .tgz source code format and a Windows .exe installer. (The only available version for the Mac is 2.0c1 at press time.)