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@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ behavior of the module.
:const:`knownfiles` takes precedence over those named before it. Calling
:func:`init` repeatedly is allowed.
+ Specifying an empty list for *files* will prevent the system defaults from
+ being applied: only the well-known values will be present from a built-in list.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
Previously, Windows registry settings were ignored.