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@@ -1152,6 +1152,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #7071: byte-compilation in Distutils is now done with respect to
+  sys.dont_write_bytecode.
+
 - Issue #7066: archive_util.make_archive now restores the cwd if an error is 
   raised. Initial patch by Ezio Melotti.