Issue #18050: Fixed an incompatibility of the re module with Python 2.7.3
and older binaries.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3c44f00..61832f8 100644
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+- Issue #18050: Fixed an incompatibility of the re module with Python 2.7.3
+  and older binaries.
+
 - Issue #19037: The mailbox module now makes all changes to maildir files
   before moving them into place, to avoid race conditions with other programs
   that may be accessing the maildir directory.