towards final

diff --git a/Include/patchlevel.h b/Include/patchlevel.h
index 78a91b2fb0a93c5ad69f55b2bdded8a463dc339d..8d7ca297c57b5bb8891d563f2e2f876e473b468e 100644 (file)
--- a/Include/patchlevel.h
+++ b/Include/patchlevel.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PY_RELEASE_SERIAL      1
 
 /* Version as a string */
-#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.1rc1"
+#define PY_VERSION             "2.7.1rc1+"
 /*--end constants--*/
 
 /* Subversion Revision number of this file (not of the repository) */

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index cf31ba0d54a295c1b94565792d9fe6ddb7fb50f9..f0afdb4ae5c248b633a059b04bb27445c1727ec1 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 2.7.1?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: XXXX-XX-XX*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
+Library
+-------
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.7.1 release candidate 1?
 ===============================================