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 What's New in Pylint 2.6.0?
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-Release date: TBA
+Release date: 2020-08-20
 
 * Fix various scope-related bugs in ``undefined-variable`` checker
 
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 :Release: 2.6
-:Date: TBA
+:Date: 2020-08-20
 
 
 Summary -- Release highlights