Fixed a bug in object.__reduce_ex__ (reduce_2) when using protocol
2. Failure to clear the error when attempts to get the __getstate__
attribute fail caused intermittent errors and odd behavior.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 939ce66..33ff152 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@
same as split() except that it scans the string from the end
working towards the beginning. See SF feature request 801847.
+- Fixed a bug in object.__reduce_ex__ when using protocol 2. Failure
+ to clear the error when attempts to get the __getstate__ attribute
+ fail caused intermittent errors and odd behavior.
+
Extension modules
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