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PEP 466: finish incomplete edit

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@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ Backwards Compatibility Considerations
As in the Python 3 series, the backported ``ssl.create_default_context()`` As in the Python 3 series, the backported ``ssl.create_default_context()``
API is granted a backwards compatibility exemption that permits the API is granted a backwards compatibility exemption that permits the
protocol, options, cipher and other settings of the created SSL context to protocol, options, cipher and other settings of the created SSL context to
be made be updated in maintenance releases to use higher default security settings.
This allows them to appropriately balance compatibility and security at the
time of the maintenance release, rather than at the time of the original
feature release.
This PEP does *not* grant any exemptions to the usual backwards This PEP does *not* grant any other exemptions to the usual backwards
compatibility policy for maintenance releases. Instead, by explicitly compatibility policy for maintenance releases. Instead, by explicitly
encouraging the use of feature based checks, it is designed to make it easier encouraging the use of feature based checks, it is designed to make it easier
to write more secure cross-version compatible Python software, while still to write more secure cross-version compatible Python software, while still