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We're proud to announce the release of <a href="{{site.url}}releases/spark-release-0-7-0.html" title="Spark Release 0.7.0">Spark 0.7.0</a>, a new major version of Spark that adds several key features, including a <a href="{{site.url}}docs/latest/python-programming-guide.html">Python API</a> for Spark and an <a href="{{site.url}}docs/latest/streaming-programming-guide.html">alpha of Spark Streaming</a>. This release is the result of the largest group of contributors yet behind a Spark release -- 31 contributors from inside and outside Berkeley. Head over to the <a href="{{site.url}}releases/spark-release-0-7-0.html" title="Spark Release 0.7.0">release notes</a> to read more about the new features, or <a href="{{site.url}}downloads.html">download</a> the release today.