Issue 6070: when creating a compiled file, after copying the mode bits, on
posix zap the execute bit in case it was set on the .py file, since the
compiled files are not directly executable on posix. Patch by Marco N.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 65efcfc..4b88981 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue 6070: On posix platforms import no longer copies the execute bit
+ from the .py file to the .pyc file if it is set. Patch by Marco N.
+
- Issue #4618: When unicode arguments are passed to print(), the default
separator and end should be unicode also.