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  r86651 | brian.curtin | 2010-11-21 17:45:10 -0600 (Sun, 21 Nov 2010) | 5 lines

  Fix #6378. Start IDLE using the proper version of Python based on the directory
  tree that idle.bat resides in.

  Works with any/all versions of Python installed concurrently.
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+- Issue #6378: idle.bat now runs with the appropriate Python version rather than
+  the system default. Patch by Sridhar Ratnakumar.
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 - Issue #10407: Fix two NameErrors in distutils.
 
 - Issue #10198: fix duplicate header written to wave files when writeframes()