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  r84320 | benjamin.peterson | 2010-08-25 18:13:17 -0500 (Wed, 25 Aug 2010) | 1 line

  basicsize and itemsize are Py_ssize_t #9688
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 - Restore GIL in nis_cat in case of error.
 
+- Issue #9688: __basicsize__ and __itemsize__ must be accessed as Py_ssize_t.
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 - Issue #8530: Prevent stringlib fastsearch from reading beyond the front
   of an array.