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 Library
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+- Issue #6365: Distutils build_ext inplace mode was copying the compiled 
+  extension in a subdirectory if the extension name had dots.
+
 - Issue #6287: Added the license field in Distutils documentation.
 
 - Issue #6263: Fixed syntax error in distutils.cygwincompiler.