backport #19426
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/IOBinding.py b/Lib/idlelib/IOBinding.py
index 2eae11b..f6de440 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/IOBinding.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/IOBinding.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
Raise LookupError if the encoding is declared but unknown.
"""
# Only consider the first two lines
- str = str.split("\n", 2)[:2]
+ lst = str.split("\n", 2)[:2]
for line in lst:
match = coding_re.match(line)
if match is not None:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index f1d5e21..66a0f3e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
Python News
+++++++++++
+Whats' New in Python 2.7.6?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: 2013-11-02*
+
+IDLE
+----
+
+- Issue #19426: Fixed the opening of Python source file with specified encoding.
+
+
What's New in Python 2.7.6 release candidate 1?
===============================================