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 Library
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+- Patch #1412872: zipfile now sets the creator system to 3 (Unix)
+  unless the system is Win32.
+
 - Patch #1349118: urllib now supports user:pass@ style proxy 
   specifications, raises IOErrors when proxies for unsupported protocols
   are defined, and uses the https proxy on https redirections.