merge -r59315:59316 from py3k: Fix issue #1553: An errornous __length_hint__ can make list() raise a SystemError
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 735b073..24a43f0 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #1553: An errornous __length_hint__ can make list() raise a 
+  SystemError.
+
 - Issue #1521: On 64bit platforms, using PyArgs_ParseTuple with the t# of w#
   format code incorrectly truncated the length to an int, even when
   PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN is set.  The str.decode method used to return incorrect