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Expand Up @@ -934,6 +934,10 @@ Other constructors, all class methods:

This function is preferred over :meth:`today` and :meth:`utcnow`.

.. note::

It's possible that subsequent ``datetime.now()`` return the same instant,
depending on the precision of the underlying clock.
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How about:
Depending on the precision of the underlying clock, it's possible that subsequent datetime.now() statements return the same instant.


.. classmethod:: datetime.utcnow()

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