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 PEP: 640
 Title: Unused variable syntax
 Author: Thomas Wouters <thomas@python.org>
-Status: Draft
+Status: Rejected
 Type: Standards Track
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 Created: 04-Oct-2020
 Python-Version: 3.10
 Post-History: 19-Oct-2020
+Resolution: https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/SQC2FTLFV5A7DV7RCEAR2I2IKJKGK7W3/
+
+Rejection Note
+==============
+
+Rejected by the Steering Council:
+https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/SQC2FTLFV5A7DV7RCEAR2I2IKJKGK7W3/
 
 Abstract
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