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 # reticulate (development version)
 
+- R external pointers (EXTPTRSXP objects) now round-trip through 
+  `py_to_r(r_to_py(x))` successfully.
+  (reported in #1511, fixed in #1519, contributed by @llaniewski).
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 - Fixed issue where `virtualenv_create()` would error on Ubuntu 22.04 when
   using the system python as a base. (#1495, fixed in #1496).