merge 3.1 (#12009)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2d00324..d3496b0 100644
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@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
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+- Issue #12009: Fixed regression in netrc file comment handling.
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 - Issue #10694: zipfile now ignores garbage at the end of a zipfile.
 
 - Issue #12283: Fixed regression in smtplib quoting of leading dots in DATA.