Issue #8524: Add a forget() method to socket objects, so as to put the
socket into the closed state without closing the underlying file
descriptor.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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Extensions
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+- Issue #8524: Add a forget() method to socket objects, so as to put the
+ socket into the closed state without closing the underlying file
+ descriptor.
+
- Issue #477863: Print a warning at shutdown if gc.garbage is not empty.
- Issue #6869: Fix a refcount problem in the _ctypes extension.