bpo-28334: netrc() now uses expanduser() to find .netrc file (GH-4537)
Previously, netrc.netrc() was raised an exception if $HOME is not set.
Authored-By: Dimitri Merejkowsky <dimitri.merejkowsky@tanker.io>
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
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--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@
Lucas Prado Melo
Ezio Melotti
Doug Mennella
+Dimitri Merejkowsky
Brian Merrell
Alexis Métaireau
Luke Mewburn
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-11-24-11-50-41.bpo-28334.3gGGlt.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-11-24-11-50-41.bpo-28334.3gGGlt.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..074036b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-11-24-11-50-41.bpo-28334.3gGGlt.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Use :func:`os.path.expanduser` to find the ``~/.netrc`` file in
+:class:`netrc.netrc`. If it does not exist, :exc:`FileNotFoundError`
+is raised. Patch by Dimitri Merejkowsky.