release 20.35.4

Author: gaborbernat

docs/changelog.rst

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+v20.35.4 (2025-10-28)
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+Bugfixes - 20.35.4
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+- Fix race condition in ``_virtualenv.py`` when file is overwritten during import, preventing ``NameError`` when ``_DISTUTILS_PATCH`` is accessed - by :user:`gracetyy`. (:issue:`2969`)
+- Upgrade embedded wheels:
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+  * pip to ``25.3`` from ``25.2`` (:issue:`2989`)
+
 v20.35.3 (2025-10-10)
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