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birkenfeld · birkenfeld · commit d25a5da9f24e · 2010-05-21T21:33:23.000Z
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk ........ r81431 | georg.brandl | 2010-05-21 23:30:47 +0200 (Fr, 21 Mai 2010) | 1 line #8707: remove duplicate paragraph part. ........
diff --git a/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst b/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
@@ -27,16 +27,11 @@ Character), EL (Erase Line), GA (Go Ahead), SB (Subnegotiation Begin).
    :class:`Telnet` represents a connection to a Telnet server. The instance is
    initially not connected by default; the :meth:`open` method must be used to
    establish a connection.  Alternatively, the host name and optional port
-   and timeout can be passed to the constructor, in which case the connection to
-   the server will be established before the constructor returns.  The optional
-   *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt (if
-   not specified, the global default timeout setting will be used).
-
    number can be passed to the constructor, to, in which case the connection to
-   the server will be established before the constructor returns. The optional
+   the server will be established before the constructor returns.  The optional
    *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations
-   like the connection attempt (if not specified, or passed as None, the global
-   default timeout setting will be used).
+   like the connection attempt (if not specified, the global default timeout
+   setting will be used).
 
    Do not reopen an already connected instance.
 
