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contain the latest releases of several Python versions, along with Git head,
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.. note::

On Unix-like systems, some optional standard-library extension
modules require additional system libraries. If you want these
modules included in your CPython build, review
:ref:`build-dependencies` before compiling.

These additional libraries are not required for a basic build.

.. seealso::

The :ref:`quick-reference` gives brief summary of the process from
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