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diff --git a/Lib/stringold.py b/Lib/stringold.py
index 8c7d102..ccc1043 100644
--- a/Lib/stringold.py
+++ b/Lib/stringold.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
# functions imported from built-in module "strop".
# Some strings for ctype-style character classification
-whitespace = ' \t\n'
+whitespace = ' \t\n\r\v\f'
lowercase = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
uppercase = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
letters = lowercase + uppercase
@@ -181,10 +181,13 @@ def expandtabs(s, tabsize):
# Try importing optional built-in module "strop" -- if it exists,
# it redefines some string operations that are 100-1000 times faster.
+# It also defines values for whitespace, lowercase and uppercase
+# that match <ctype.h>'s definitions.
# The manipulation with index_error is needed for compatibility.
try:
from strop import *
+ letters = lowercase + uppercase
from strop import index
index_error = ValueError
except ImportError: