Issue #16847: Fixed improper use of _PyUnicode_CheckConsistency() in
non-pydebug builds. Several extension modules now compile cleanly when
assert()s are enabled in standard builds (-DDEBUG flag).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e4fd504..41126a6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -4293,6 +4293,10 @@
Extension Modules
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+- Issue #16847: Fixed improper use of _PyUnicode_CheckConsistency() in
+ non-pydebug builds. Several extension modules now compile cleanly when
+ assert()s are enabled in standard builds (-DDEBUG flag).
+
- Issue #13840: The error message produced by ctypes.create_string_buffer
when given a Unicode string has been fixed.