Make _strptime.TimeRE().pattern() use ``\s+`` for matching whitespace instead
of ``\s*``. This prevents patterns from "stealing" bits from other patterns in
order to make a match work.
Closes bug #1730389. Will be backported.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 562033e..cf61b89 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
Library
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+- Bug #1730389: Change time.strptime() to use ``\s+`` instead of ``\s*`` when
+ matching spaces in the specified format argument.
+
- SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
even if package_dir is empty.