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@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #1713: Fix os.path.ismount(), which returned true for symbolic links
+  across devices.
+
 - Issue #8826: Properly load old-style "expires" attribute in http.cookies.
 
 - Issue #1690103: Fix initial namespace for code run with trace.main().