diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
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--- a/release.py
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-"""
-Script for creating all of the binaries that are released for the current
-platform.
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-testMode = "--test" in sys.argv
-oracleHomes = os.environ["CX_ORACLE_HOMES"].split(",")
-pythonVersions = os.environ["CX_ORACLE_PYTHON_VERSIONS"].split(",")
-pythonFormat = os.environ["CX_ORACLE_PYTHON_FORMAT"]
-origPath = os.environ["PATH"]
-
-for version in pythonVersions:
-    majorVersion, minorVersion = [int(s) for s in version.split(".")]
-    python = pythonFormat % (majorVersion, minorVersion)
-    if sys.platform != "win32":
-        linkNames = ["python"]
-        if majorVersion == 3:
-            linkNames.append("python3")
-        for linkName in linkNames:
-            basePython = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(python), linkName)
-            if os.path.exists(basePython):
-                os.unlink(basePython)
-            os.link(python, basePython)
-    for oracleHome in oracleHomes:
-        if sys.platform == "win32":
-            os.environ["PATH"] = oracleHome + os.pathsep + origPath
-        else:
-            os.environ["ORACLE_HOME"] = oracleHome
-        if testMode:
-            subCommand = "test"
-            subCommandArgs = ""
-        elif sys.platform == "win32":
-            subCommandArgs = ""
-            if majorVersion == 2 and minorVersion == 4:
-                subCommand = "bdist_wininst"
-            else:
-                subCommand = "bdist_msi"
-        else:
-            subCommand = "bdist_rpm"
-            subCommandArgs = "--no-autoreq"
-        command = "%s setup.py %s %s" % \
-                (python, subCommand, subCommandArgs)
-        messageFragment = "%s for Python %s.%s in home %s" % \
-                (subCommand, majorVersion, minorVersion, oracleHome)
-        sys.stdout.write("Executing %s.\n" % messageFragment)
-        sys.stdout.write("Running command %s\n" % command)
-        if os.system(command) != 0:
-            msg = "Stopping. execution of %s failed.\n" % messageFragment
-            sys.exit(msg)
-