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+py.test/pylib 1.3.4: fixes and new native traceback option
+===========================================================================
+
+pylib/py.test 1.3.4 is a minor bugfix release featuring small fixes.
+See changelog_ for full history.
+
+have fun,
+holger krekel
+
+.. _changelog: ../changelog.html
+
+Changes between 1.3.3 and 1.3.4
+==================================================
+
+- fix issue111: improve install documentation for windows
+- fix issue116: --doctestmodules works in the presence of __init__.py files as well
+- fix issue118: new --tb=native option for presenting cpython-standard exceptions
+