diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -48,17 +48,16 @@ libpython*.so*
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 *.pyd
 *.cover
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 Lib/distutils/command/*.pdb
 Lib/lib2to3/*.pickle
 Lib/test/data/*
-Misc/*.wpu
 PC/python_nt*.h
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 PC/*/*.exe
 PC/*/*.exp
 PC/*/*.lib
 PC/*/*.bsc
 PC/*/*.dll
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diff --git a/Misc/README b/Misc/README
--- a/Misc/README
+++ b/Misc/README
@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ ACKS                    Acknowledgements
 gdbinit                 Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
 HISTORY                 News from previous releases -- oldest last
 indent.pro              GNU indent profile approximating my C style
 NEWS                    News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
 Porting                 Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
 python-config.in        Python script template for python-config
 python.man              UNIX man page for the python interpreter
 python.pc.in            Package configuration info template for pkg-config
-python-wing*.wpr        Wing IDE project file
 README                  The file you're reading now
 README.AIX              Information about using Python on AIX
 README.coverity         Information about running Coverity's Prevent on Python
 README.valgrind         Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
 RPM                     (Old) tools to build RPMs
 SpecialBuilds.txt       Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
 svnmap.txt              Map of old SVN revs and branches to hg changeset ids
 valgrind-python.supp    Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind
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-##################################################################
-# Wing IDE project file                                          #
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-proj.directory-list = [{'dirloc': loc('..'),
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-                        'filter': '*',
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-                        'recursive': True,
-                        'watch_for_changes': True}]
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-                                     u'Lib/unittest/test/__pycache__',
-                                     u'Lib/__pycache__',
-                                     u'build',
-                                     u'Doc/build'],
-                        'filter': '*',
-                        'include_hidden': False,
-                        'recursive': True,
-                        'watch_for_changes': True}]
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-                                     u'Lib/unittest/test/__pycache__',
-                                     u'Lib/__pycache__',
-                                     u'build',
-                                     u'Doc/build'],
-                        'filter': '*',
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