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Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ An explanation of some terminology and conventions is in order.
.. index:: single: epoch

* The :dfn:`epoch` is the point where the time starts, and is platform
dependent. For Unix, the epoch is January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 (UTC).
dependent. For Unix and Windows, the epoch is January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 (UTC).
To find out what the epoch is on a given platform, look at
``time.gmtime(0)``.

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