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Fix README formatting
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xenago authored Sep 28, 2022
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Build 64-bit Windows installers for Python 3.9 from source.

# Current releases:
## Current releases:

* [3.9.14](https://github.com/xenago/python_win_redist/releases/tag/UserBuild_2022.09.28_05-04)
* [python-3.9.14-amd64-full.exe](https://github.com/xenago/python_win_redist/releases/download/UserBuild_2022.09.28_05-04/python-3.9.14-amd64-full.exe)
* [python-3.9.14-amd64.exe](https://github.com/xenago/python_win_redist/releases/download/UserBuild_2022.09.28_05-04/python-3.9.14-amd64.exe)
* [python-3.9.14-amd64-full.exe](https://github.com/xenago/python_win_redist/releases/download/UserBuild_2022.09.28_05-04/python-3.9.14-amd64-full.exe)
* [python-3.9.14-amd64.exe](https://github.com/xenago/python_win_redist/releases/download/UserBuild_2022.09.28_05-04/python-3.9.14-amd64.exe)

## Motivation

At a certain point, supported Python versions receive security updates but no installers, so one must build the installer from source to upgrade an existing install.
At a certain point, supported Python versions begin to receive security updates without installers, so one must build the installer from source to upgrade an existing install.

Many of those installers are built and available here in [@adang1345's repo](https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWindows) if you don't need to build one from source yourself (e.g. by forking this repository).

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* Building for release
* Enabling debug symbols/binaries
* Working around an https/http inconsistency
* Did not adopt a fix for formatting of help .chm files as this is low-priority
* Did not adopt the fix for formatting of help .chm files as this is low-priority
* [Discussion in the issues](https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWindows/issues/4#issuecomment-1004194012) regarding building the full installer

## Notes
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## Useful References

https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWindows

https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#windows

https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.8/PCbuild/readme.txt
* https://github.com/adang1345/PythonWindows
* https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#windows
* https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.8/PCbuild/readme.txt

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