Backport #1442: report exception when startup file cannot be run.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and builtins
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+- Patch #1442: properly report exceptions when the PYTHONSTARTUP file
+  cannot be executed.
+
 - The compilation of a class nested in another class used to leak one
   reference on the outer class name.