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 13912cd1e7e8fc6986f42822f5439ae1f2bc0d7d v2.7.12rc1
 d33e0cf91556723fb8cebefdad1f3bce43b2244d v2.7.12
 4d6fd49eeb14bb47f700325eb90d7989fc9e4020 v2.7.13rc1
+a06454b1afa167fbcd8626e4abc144ce15461067 v2.7.13
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 What's New in Python 2.7.13
 ===========================
 
-*Release date: 2016-12-XX*
+*Release date: 2016-12-17*
 
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------