Update documented minimum required zlib library version #140116
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StanFromIreland
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| * `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`), | ||
| used by :mod:`hashlib` module. | ||
| * `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`) |
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I removed some unnecessary commas here.
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| incompatibilities between the Python module and versions of the zlib library | ||
| earlier than 1.1.3; 1.1.3 has a `security vulnerability <https://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq33>`_, so we recommend using | ||
| 1.1.4 or later. | ||
| has its own home page at https://www.zlib.net. zlib 1.2.2.1 is the minium |
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| * `Tcl/Tk <https://www.tcl-lang.org/>`_ 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module. | ||
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| * `zlib <https://www.zlib.net>`_ 1.1.4 is the reccomended minimum version for the | ||
| * `zlib <https://www.zlib.net>`_ 1.2.2.1 is the minimum version for the |
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zlib 1.2.2.0 was released in 2004: https://madler.net/pipermail/zlib-announce_madler.net/2004/000002.html. So it sounds reasonable to require this (old) version.
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As I noted here, it is required by the code. One will get an error otherwise.
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Merged, thanks. |
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#141204 effectively backports this to 3.14. |
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