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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ The module defines the following:
Empty iterables are allowed, but acceptance of three empty iterables is
platform-dependent. (It is known to work on Unix but not on Windows.) The
- optional *timeout* argument specifies a time-out as a floating point number
+ optional *timeout* argument specifies a time-out as a floating-point number
in seconds. When the *timeout* argument is omitted the function blocks until
at least one file descriptor is ready. A time-out value of zero specifies a
poll and never blocks.