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Python 2.1.3, in itself, cannot be changed anymore - it has
already been released, and for some reason, the time machine
won't allow to modify a release...

Python 2.1 is essentially not maintained anymore. Anything
that is fixed in CVS is marked as fixed in the tracker; if
there is interest, backports to 2.2 are still accepted.

Either upgrade to 2.2, or accept the bug, or backport the
necessary changes.