From the release notes: This is the second bugfix release of the Python 2.6 series. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Doze

From the release notes: This is the second bugfix release of the Python 2.6 series. Python 2.6 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. Dozens of bugs that were reported since the release of 2.6.1 have been fixed.