bump version to 3.1a1
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is Python version 3.1 alpha 0
+This is Python version 3.1 alpha 1
 ==================================
 
 For notes specific to this release, see RELNOTES in this directory.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Release Schedule
 ----------------
 
-See PEP XXX for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-XXX/
+See PEP 375 for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0375/
 
 
 Documentation