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 - Issue #22017: Correct reference counting errror in the initialization of the
   _warnings module.
 
-- Issue 21044: tarfile.open() now handles fileobj with an integer 'name'
+- Issue #21044: tarfile.open() now handles fileobj with an integer 'name'
   attribute.  Based on patch by Martin Panter.
 
 - Issue #21151: Fixed a segfault in the _winreg module when ``None`` is passed