after 2.7.8

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 732b07e764329939eb6120615463f2623f8109f5..bd6bd84d9832f270d88d14efbfcfce4c5e5f9b63 100644 (file)
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL      0
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.8"
+#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.8+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository). Empty

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index dae435fbd8f963a749eac5cb0e79fc84c4b898cd..f31c132c5b916267905f00c392f659cabf9f64a2 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 2.7.9?
+==========================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.7.8?
 ===========================