Suggested proposed changes to Python be considered on some mailing lists first

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@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ To submit a patch or other contribution, please use the Python Patch
 Manager at http://bugs.python.org.  Guidelines
 for patch submission may be found at http://www.python.org/dev/patches/.
 
-If you have a proposal to change Python, it's best to submit a Python
-Enhancement Proposal (PEP) first.  All current PEPs, as well as guidelines for
-submitting a new PEP, are listed at http://www.python.org/dev/peps/.
+If you have a proposal to change Python, you may want to send an email to the
+comp.lang.python or python-ideas mailing lists for inital feedback. A Python
+Enhancement Proposal (PEP) may be submitted if your idea gains ground. All
+current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at
+http://www.python.org/dev/peps/.
 
 
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