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Closes #22749: remove outdated advice to use clock() for accurate timing.

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@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ The module defines the following functions and data items:
On Unix, return the current processor time as a floating point number expressed On Unix, return the current processor time as a floating point number expressed
in seconds. The precision, and in fact the very definition of the meaning of in seconds. The precision, and in fact the very definition of the meaning of
"processor time", depends on that of the C function of the same name, but in any "processor time", depends on that of the C function of the same name.
case, this is the function to use for benchmarking Python or timing algorithms.
On Windows, this function returns wall-clock seconds elapsed since the first On Windows, this function returns wall-clock seconds elapsed since the first
call to this function, as a floating point number, based on the Win32 function call to this function, as a floating point number, based on the Win32 function