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\title{What's New in Python X.Y}
\release{0.0}
\author{Young Author}
\authoraddress{\email{ya@example.com}}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents

This article explains the new features in Python X.Y.  No release date
for Python X.Y has been set; expect that this will happen next year.

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This article doesn't attempt to provide a complete specification of
the new features, but instead provides a convenient overview.  For
full details, you should refer to the documentation for Python X.Y.
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If you want to understand the complete implementation and design
rationale, refer to the PEP for a particular new feature.


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% Large, PEP-level features and changes should be described here.


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\section{Other Language Changes}

Here are all of the changes that Python X.Y makes to the core Python
language.

\begin{itemize}
\item TBD

\end{itemize}


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\subsection{Optimizations}

\begin{itemize}

\item Optimizations should be described here.

\end{itemize}

The net result of the X.Y optimizations is that Python X.Y runs the
pystone benchmark around XX\% faster than Python X.Y-1.%
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% and YY\% faster than Python X.Y-2.


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\section{New, Improved, and Deprecated Modules}

As usual, Python's standard library received a number of enhancements and
bug fixes.  Here's a partial list of the most notable changes, sorted
alphabetically by module name. Consult the
\file{Misc/NEWS} file in the source tree for a more
complete list of changes, or look through the CVS logs for all the
details.

\begin{itemize}

\item Descriptions go here.

\end{itemize}


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\section{Build and C API Changes}

Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include:

\begin{itemize}

\item Detailed changes are listed here.

\end{itemize}


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\subsection{Port-Specific Changes}

Platform-specific changes go here.


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\section{Other Changes and Fixes \label{section-other}}

As usual, there were a bunch of other improvements and bugfixes
scattered throughout the source tree.  A search through the CVS change
logs finds there were XXX patches applied and YYY bugs fixed between
Python X.Y-1 and X.Y.  Both figures are likely to be underestimates.

Some of the more notable changes are:

\begin{itemize}

\item Details go here.

\end{itemize}


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\section{Porting to Python X.Y}

This section lists previously described changes that may require
changes to your code:

\begin{itemize}

\item Everything is all in the details!

\end{itemize}


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\section{Acknowledgements \label{acks}}

The author would like to thank the following people for offering
suggestions, corrections and assistance with various drafts of this
article: .

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