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 Library
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+- Issue #8498: In socket.accept(), allow to specify 0 as a backlog value in
+  order to accept exactly one connection.  Patch by Daniel Evers.
+
 - Issue #12012: ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2 becomes optional.
 
 - Issue #11164: Remove obsolete allnodes test from minidom test.