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After loking for an explanation:

"http://www.python.org/ftp could bypass GFW to download it. Because of version 2.6.4, the sensitive number 'June 4' to government, so the GFW block the download page."

according to wpopenid on http://posted-stuff.blogspot.hk/2010/07/downloading-python-f...



Thanks, that "June 4" reference could be the reason, but I'd think too many webpages would be blocked if it were. (Of course, I had to look at the .in version of that blogspot page as HK's version, like many others, is blocked in the mainland.)

The FTP site works for me. I visit Hong Kong often enough so not having access to the latest internet stuff isn't usually a problem for very long.




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