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 Library
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+- Issue #6545: Removed assert statements in distutils.Extension, so the 
+  behavior is similar when used with -O.
+
 - unittest has been split up into a package.  All old names should still work.
 
 - Issue #6431: Make Fraction type return NotImplemented when it doesn't