Issue #18792: Use "127.0.0.1" or "::1" instead of "localhost" as much as possible, since "localhost" goes through a DNS lookup under recent Windows versions.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 67853e4..318a974 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@
Tests
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+- Issue #18792: Use "127.0.0.1" or "::1" instead of "localhost" as much as
+ possible, since "localhost" goes through a DNS lookup under recent Windows
+ versions.
+
- Issue #18357: add tests for dictview set difference.
Patch by Fraser Tweedale.