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@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ Optimizations
:meth:`__len__` method. (Contributed by Raymond Hettinger.)
* The methods :meth:`list.__getitem__`, :meth:`dict.__getitem__`, and
- :meth:`dict.__contains__` are are now implemented as :class:`method_descriptor`
+ :meth:`dict.__contains__` are now implemented as :class:`method_descriptor`
objects rather than :class:`wrapper_descriptor` objects. This form of access
doubles their performance and makes them more suitable for use as arguments to
functionals: ``map(mydict.__getitem__, keylist)``. (Contributed by Raymond