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Library
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+- _DummyThread objects in the threading module now delete self.__block that is
+ inherited from _Thread since it uses up a lock allocated by 'thread'. The
+ lock primitives tend to be limited in number and thus should not be wasted on
+ a _DummyThread object. Fixes bug #1089632.
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- The imghdr module now detects Exif files.
- StringIO.truncate() now correctly adjusts the size attribute.