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 Library
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+- Issue #12576: Fix urlopen behavior on sites which do not send (or obfuscates)
+  Connection:close header.
+
 - Issue #12102: Document that buffered files must be flushed before being used
   with mmap. Patch by Steffen Daode Nurpmeso.