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@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #7171: Add Windows implementation of ``inet_ntop`` and ``inet_pton``
+  to socket module. Patch by Atsuo Ishimoto.
+
 - Issue #19261: Added support for writing 24-bit samples in the sunau module.
 
 - Issue #1097797: Added CP273 encoding, used on IBM mainframes in