Python sqlite3 version

Python 2.6.2 (r262:71605, Apr 14 2009, 22:40:02) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
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>>> import sqlite3
>>> sqlite3.version
'2.4.1'

Questions:

• Why is the version of the sqlite3 module '2.4.1'
• Whats the reason behind bundling such an old sqlite with Python? The sqlite releaselog says 2002 Mar 13 (2.4.1).

Python 2.5.1
>>> import sqlite3
>>> sqlite3.version
'2.3.2'
>>> sqlite3.sqlite_version
'3.3.4'

version - pysqlite version
sqlite_version - sqlite version