[Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): mention RFC1123 as origin of 4-year digit; thanks to John Haxby from docs@

[sandro.tosi]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/f2d7d447609e
changeset:   71969:f2d7d447609e
branch:      3.2
parent:      71943:b7d7159b8442
user:        Sandro Tosi <sandro.tosi at gmail.com>
date:        Fri Aug 19 18:40:21 2011 +0200
summary:
  mention RFC1123 as origin of 4-year digit; thanks to John Haxby from docs@

files:
  Doc/library/time.rst |  4 ++--
  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst
--- a/Doc/library/time.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/time.rst
@@ -553,6 +553,6 @@
    preferred  hour/minute offset is not supported by all ANSI C libraries. Also, a
    strict reading of the original 1982 :rfc:`822` standard calls for a two-digit
    year (%y rather than %Y), but practice moved to 4-digit years long before the
-   year 2000.  The 4-digit year has been mandated by :rfc:`2822`, which obsoletes
-   :rfc:`822`.
+   year 2000.  After that, :rfc:`822` became obsolete and the 4-digit year has
+   been first recommended by :rfc:`1123` and then mandated by :rfc:`2822`.
 

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