[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27123: get_categories returning duplicate child categories in 3.9

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#27123: get_categories returning duplicate child categories in 3.9
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 Reporter:  BStofko       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 Executing the get_categories function for child categories returns
 duplicate entries in version 3.9. This worked in version 3.8.1 so this is
 something new.

 My call:

 {{{
 $terms = get_categories( array ('child_of' => $cat));
 }}}

 Under version 3.8.1 returns:

 {{{
 terms:Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [term_id] => 7 [name] => Child
 Category I [slug] => child-category-i [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id]
 => 7 [taxonomy] => category [description] => [parent] => 4 [count] => 1
 [cat_ID] => 7 [category_count] => 1 [category_description] => [cat_name]
 => Child Category I [category_nicename] => child-category-i
 [category_parent] => 4 ) )

 }}}

 Under version 3.9 returns:

 {{{
 terms:Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [term_id] => 7 [name] => Child
 Category I [slug] => child-category-i [term_group] => 0 [term_taxonomy_id]
 => 7 [taxonomy] => category [description] => [parent] => 4 [count] => 1
 [cat_ID] => 7 [category_count] => 1 [category_description] => [cat_name]
 => Child Category I [category_nicename] => child-category-i
 [category_parent] => 4 ) [4] => stdClass Object ( [term_id] => 7 [name] =>
 Child Category I [slug] => child-category-i [term_group] => 0
 [term_taxonomy_id] => 7 [taxonomy] => category [description] => [parent]
 => 4 [count] => 1 [object_id] => 1746 [filter] => raw [cat_ID] => 7
 [category_count] => 1 [category_description] => [cat_name] => Child
 Category I [category_nicename] => child-category-i [category_parent] => 4
 ) )

 }}}

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