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 Library
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+- Issue #12590: IDLE editor window now always displays the first line
+  when opening a long file.  With Tk 8.5, the first line was hidden.
+
 - Issue #12576: Fix urlopen behavior on sites which do not send (or obfuscates)
   Connection:close header.