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<para>Python 2.6 interpreter and package set have been removed.</para>
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<para>The Python 2.7 interpreter does not use modules anymore. Instead, all CPython interpreters now include the whole standard library except for `tkinter`, which is available in the Python package set.</para>
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Python 2.7, 3.5 and 3.6 are now built deterministically and 3.4 mostly.
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<para>The Python package sets now use a fixed-point combinator and the sets are available as attributes of the interpreters.</para>
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<para>The Python function `buildPythonPackage` has been improved and can be used to build from Setuptools source, Flit source, and precompiled Wheels.</para>
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When adding new or updating current libraries, the expressions should be put
When adding new or updating current Python libraries, the expressions should be put
in separate files in <literal>pkgs/development/python-modules</literal> and
called from <literal>python-packages.nix</literal>.
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