Long-forgotten change: Update first paragraph with actual release date
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@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
\section{Introduction}
-A new release of Python, version 2.0, will be released some time this
-autumn. Beta versions are already available from
-\url{http://www.pythonlabs.com/products/python2.0/}. This article
-covers the exciting new features in 2.0, highlights some other useful
-changes, and points out a few incompatible changes that may require
+A new release of Python, version 2.0, was released on October 16, 2000. This
+article covers the exciting new features in 2.0, highlights some other
+useful changes, and points out a few incompatible changes that may require
rewriting code.
Python's development never completely stops between releases, and a