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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml index 3758a3bf2aac..aa9dc455ba22 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1703.xml @@ -253,6 +253,17 @@ following incompatible changes:</para> </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Python 2.7, 3.5 and 3.6 are now built deterministically and 3.4 mostly. + Minor modifications had to be made to the interpreters in order to generate + deterministic bytecode. This has security implications and is relevant for + those using Python in a <literal>nix-shell</literal>. See the Nixpkgs manual + for details. + </para> + + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> |