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ActiveState Release of Python 2.7.18.15 rc1

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@icanhasmath icanhasmath released this 28 Oct 05:15
· 54 commits to 2.7 since this release
2.7.18.15.rc1
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Release candidate for Windows/legacy-platform testing of PR #91. Not final.

Built on top of 2.7.18.14:

  • ssl: rejects certificate chains that contain any of the compromised eMudhra intermediate CA keys. This is CVE-2026-115557, pythongh-160040, backported as an SPKI denylist.
  • ensurepip: bundles pip 20.3.4.post3 (certifi 2026.10.19.post1) and setuptools 44.1.1.post3, replacing pip 19.2.3 and setuptools 41.2.0.

Linux x86_64 against OpenSSL 1.1.1w: the full suite shows no regressions compared with 2.7.18.14. Windows x64 has not been tested yet.

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