Patch #1475231:  add a new SKIP doctest option, thanks to
Edward Loper.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d972b5a..d8fa987 100644
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+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
 Library
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+- Patch #1475231: ``doctest`` has a new ``SKIP`` option, which causes
+  a doctest to be skipped (the code is not run, and the expected output
+  or exception is ignored).
+
 - Fixed contextlib.nested to cope with exceptions being raised and
   caught inside exit handlers.