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 Extensions
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+- Issue #6915: Under Windows, os.listdir() didn't release the Global
+  Interpreter Lock around all system calls.  Original patch by Ryan Kelly.
+
 - Issue #8524: Add a detach() method to socket objects, so as to put the
   socket into the closed state without closing the underlying file
   descriptor.