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needs. The new default value is `0666` (octal) and the current umask value
is first masked out.
+* In a multi-database situation, ``get_or_create()`` will now use a read
+ database for the initial ``get`` attempt (previously, it used only the write
+ database for all queries). This change reduces load on the write (master)
+ database, in exchange for slightly more frequent false-negatives on the
+ initial ``get`` due to replication lag. In those cases the subsequent insert
+ will still go to the master and fail, after which the existing object will be
+ fetched from the master.
+
+
Features deprecated in 1.5
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