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| author | Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi@gmail.com> | 2011-08-19 16:40:21 (GMT) |
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| committer | Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi@gmail.com> | 2011-08-19 16:40:21 (GMT) |
| commit | f693810f694f8672ceb6fb86ca4201344ae4ae43 (patch) | |
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mention RFC1123 as origin of 4-year digit; thanks to John Haxby from docs@
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diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst index 28e994c..7c464ac 100644 --- a/Doc/library/time.rst +++ b/Doc/library/time.rst @@ -553,6 +553,6 @@ The module defines the following functions and data items: preferred hour/minute offset is not supported by all ANSI C libraries. Also, a strict reading of the original 1982 :rfc:`822` standard calls for a two-digit year (%y rather than %Y), but practice moved to 4-digit years long before the - year 2000. The 4-digit year has been mandated by :rfc:`2822`, which obsoletes - :rfc:`822`. + year 2000. After that, :rfc:`822` became obsolete and the 4-digit year has + been first recommended by :rfc:`1123` and then mandated by :rfc:`2822`. |