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Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include:
+* Python 2.6 can be built with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
+ See the :file:`PCbuild9` directory for the build files.
+ (Implemented by Christian Heimes.)
+
* The BerkeleyDB module now has a C API object, available as
``bsddb.db.api``. This object can be used by other C extensions
that wish to use the :mod:`bsddb` module for their own purposes.