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 Library
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+- Issue #5812: Fraction('1e6') is valid: more generally, any string
+  that's valid for float() is now valid for Fraction(), with the
+  exception of strings representing NaNs and infinities.
+
 - Issue #5734: BufferedRWPair was poorly tested and had several glaring
   bugs. Patch by Brian Quinlan.