v3.8.0rc1
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-This is Python version 3.8.0 beta 4
-===================================
+This is Python version 3.8.0 release candidate 1
+================================================
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/python/cpython.svg?branch=master
    :alt: CPython build status on Travis CI