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diff --git a/Doc/library/datetime.rst b/Doc/library/datetime.rst index cad0eb4..2ace965 100644 --- a/Doc/library/datetime.rst +++ b/Doc/library/datetime.rst @@ -1663,10 +1663,7 @@ format codes. The exact range of years for which :meth:`strftime` works also varies across platforms. Regardless of platform, years before 1000 cannot be -used with ``datetime`` module ``strftime()`` methods. The ``time`` -module ``strftime()`` function exibit different behavior depending on -the value of ``time.accept2dyear`` variable. See :ref:`Year 2000 -(Y2K) issues <time-y2kissues>` for details. +used with ``datetime`` module ``strftime()`` methods. +-----------+--------------------------------+-------+ | Directive | Meaning | Notes | @@ -1710,7 +1707,7 @@ the value of ``time.accept2dyear`` variable. See :ref:`Year 2000 | | AM or PM. | | +-----------+--------------------------------+-------+ | ``%S`` | Second as a decimal number | \(3) | -| | [00,61]. | | +| | [00,59]. | | +-----------+--------------------------------+-------+ | ``%U`` | Week number of the year | \(4) | | | (Sunday as the first day of | | @@ -1767,12 +1764,8 @@ Notes: the output hour field if the ``%I`` directive is used to parse the hour. (3) - The range really is ``0`` to ``61``; according to the Posix standard this - accounts for leap seconds and the (very rare) double leap seconds. - The :mod:`time` module may produce and does accept leap seconds since - it is based on the Posix standard, but the :mod:`datetime` module - does not accept leap seconds in :meth:`strptime` input nor will it - produce them in :func:`strftime` output. + Unlike :mod:`time` module, :mod:`datetime` module does not support + leap seconds. (4) When used with the :meth:`strptime` method, ``%U`` and ``%W`` are only used in |