Python.org blocked in China

Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. It’s official Download page http://www.python.org/download/ blocked in china, people can access python.org’s Homepage http://www.python.org/ but can access it’s download page.

Some people say it blocked because Python’s latest production version number is 2.6.4. 6.4, get it? Yes, because it contains 6 and 4 (Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 occurred on 4 June 1989) these two number so Chinese government blocked the page, What the fuck!

After bypassed Great Firewall, i get this page

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