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@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #4625: If IDLE cannot write to its recent file or breakpoint
+  files, display a message popup and continue rather than crash.
+ (original patch by Roger Serwy)
+
 - Issue #13449 sched.scheduler.run() method has a new "blocking" parameter which
   when set to False makes run() execute the scheduled events due to expire
   soonest (if any) and then return.  Patch by Giampaolo Rodolà.