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@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #11563: Connection:close header is sent by requests using URLOpener
+  class which helps in closing of sockets after connection is over. Patch
+  contributions by Jeff McNeil and Nadeem Vawda.
+
 - Issue #11459: A ``bufsize`` value of 0 in subprocess.Popen() really creates
   unbuffered pipes, such that select() works properly on them.