[Secure-testing-team] Bug#889280: python2.7: Regression: Fix for upstream issue Issue31530 causes regression

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: python2.7
Version: 2.7.14-3
Severity: important
Tags: patch upstream
Forwarded: https://bugs.python.org/msg309265

The original fix applied in 2.7.14-3 via the git-updates patch turned
out to cause regressions as noted in:

https://bugs.python.org/msg309265 message in the upstream issue
https://bugs.python.org/issue31530.

There was a followup commit:

https://bugs.python.org/msg309386

Regards,
Salvatore