https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/98fa4a49fecbac3c990a25ce5d300592dad31be0
commit: 98fa4a49fecbac3c990a25ce5d300592dad31be0
branch: main
author: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]>
committer: terryjreedy <[email protected]>
date: 2025-03-09T16:09:23-04:00
summary:
gh-80421: Correct definitions of time (#130984)
Based on the Wikipedia article, UTC is better said to be a successor than a
renaming of GTC and language agnostic rather than an English-French compromise.
files:
M Doc/library/time.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/time.rst b/Doc/library/time.rst
index 804e2679027bd4..542493a82af94d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/time.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/time.rst
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ 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+* UTC is `Coordinated Universal Time`_ and superseded `Greenwich Mean Time`_ or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 conforms to an earlier, language-agnostic naming scheme for time
+ 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
.. index:: single: Daylight Saving Time
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