\author{Guido van Rossum}
\authoraddress{
Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) \\
1895 Preston White Drive, Reston, Va 20191, USA \\
E-mail: \email{guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US}, \email{guido@python.org}
}
\date{December 31, 1997} % XXX update before release!
\release{1.5}