From 27cd22ab0fc6e7d79cc6ae991cc00e32ca8fe3b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Ulbrych Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:38:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Correct statement about UTC --- Doc/library/time.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst index 804e2679027bd4..6440a53c7e075b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/time.rst +++ b/Doc/library/time.rst @@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order. single: Coordinated Universal Time single: Greenwich Mean Time -* UTC is Coordinated Universal Time (formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time, or - GMT). The acronym UTC is not a mistake but a compromise between English and - French. +* UTC is `Coordinated Universal Time`_ and superseded `Greenwich Mean Time`_ or + GMT as the basis of international timekeeping. The acronym UTC is not a mistake + but a compromise between English and French ('Temps Universel Coordonné'). + +.. _Coordinated Universal Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time +.. _Greenwich Mean Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time .. index:: single: Daylight Saving Time From 708903a8fd8fd9818452f59d4a1ded476e0afe4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Ulbrych Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:48:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Also improve another statement --- Doc/library/time.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst index 6440a53c7e075b..d418796bea46d9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/time.rst +++ b/Doc/library/time.rst @@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order. single: Greenwich Mean Time * UTC is `Coordinated Universal Time`_ and superseded `Greenwich Mean Time`_ or - GMT as the basis of international timekeeping. The acronym UTC is not a mistake - but a compromise between English and French ('Temps Universel Coordonné'). + GMT as the basis of international timekeeping. The acronym UTC is not a + mistake but conforms to an earlier, language-agnostic naming scheme for time + standards: UT0, UT1, etc.. .. _Coordinated Universal Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time .. _Greenwich Mean Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time From ec64a2d140381131b94ccd897b2d59db484a997a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Ulbrych Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:52:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Conform to docs standards --- Doc/library/time.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst index d418796bea46d9..542493a82af94d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/time.rst +++ b/Doc/library/time.rst @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order. * UTC is `Coordinated Universal Time`_ and superseded `Greenwich Mean Time`_ or GMT as the basis of international timekeeping. The acronym UTC is not a mistake but conforms to an earlier, language-agnostic naming scheme for time - standards: UT0, UT1, etc.. + standards such as UT0, UT1, and UT2. .. _Coordinated Universal Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time .. _Greenwich Mean Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Mean_Time