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+- Issue #4272: Add an optional argument to the GzipFile constructor to override
+  the timestamp in the gzip stream. The default value remains the current time.
+  The information can be used by e.g. gunzip when decompressing. Patch by
+  Jacques Frechet.
+
 - Restore Python 2.3 compatibility for decimal.py.
 
 - Issue #3638: Remove functions from _tkinter module level that depend on