Fix for issue #3638: Remove module level functions in _tkinter that
depend on TkappObject
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9db89a8..e0b9eec 100644
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@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
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+- Issue #3638: Remove functions from _tkinter module level that depend on
+  TkappObject to work with multiple threads.
+
 - Issue #4718: Adapt the wsgiref package so that it actually works with 
   Python 3.x, in accordance with the `official amendments of the spec 
   <http://www.wsgi.org/wsgi/Amendments_1.0>`_.