Remove length limitation on string arguments to complex()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 Core and Builtins
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+- Remove length limitation when constructing a complex number from a string.
+
 - Issue #1087418: Boost performance of bitwise operations for longs.
 
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