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diff --git a/Lib/filecmp.py b/Lib/filecmp.py
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--- a/Lib/filecmp.py
+++ b/Lib/filecmp.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def cmp(f1, f2, shallow=True):
True if the files are the same, False otherwise.
This function uses a cache for past comparisons and the results,
- with a cache invalidation mechanism relying on stale signatures
- or by explicitly calling clear_cache().
+ with cache entries invalidated if their stat information
+ changes. The cache may be cleared by calling clear_cache().
"""