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closes bpo-29275: Remove Y2K reference from time module docs (GH-17321) 

The Y2K reference is not needed as it only points out that Python's use
of C standard functions doesn't generally suffer from Y2K issues; the
point regarding conventions for conversion of 2-digit years in
:func:`strptime` is still valid.
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@ -42,17 +42,12 @@ An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order.
library; for 32-bit systems, it is typically in 2038.
.. index::
single: Year 2000
single: Y2K
single: 2-digit years
.. _time-y2kissues:
* **Year 2000 (Y2K) issues**: Python depends on the platform's C library, which
generally doesn't have year 2000 issues, since all dates and times are
represented internally as seconds since the epoch. Function :func:`strptime`
can parse 2-digit years when given ``%y`` format code. When 2-digit years are
parsed, they are converted according to the POSIX and ISO C standards: values
69--99 are mapped to 1969--1999, and values 0--68 are mapped to 2000--2068.
* Function :func:`strptime` can parse 2-digit years when given ``%y`` format
code. When 2-digit years are parsed, they are converted according to the POSIX
and ISO C standards: values 69--99 are mapped to 1969--1999, and values 0--68
are mapped to 2000--2068.
.. index::
single: UTC