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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ updates, but there will be no further functional changes on the 4.x branch.
 Info
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-This Python module returns a the `IANA time zone name
+This Python module returns the `IANA time zone name
 <https://www.iana.org/time-zones>`_ for your local time zone or a ``tzinfo``
 object with the local timezone information, under Unix and Windows.