Patch #1212287: fileinput.input() now has a mode parameter for
specifying the file mode input files should be opened with.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2ef3424..ae0f2d9 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@
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+- Patch #1212287: fileinput.input() now has a mode parameter for
+  specifying the file mode input files should be opened with.
+
 - Patch #1215184: fileinput now has a fileno() function for getting the
   current file number.