Index: Modules/datetimemodule.c
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--- Modules/datetimemodule.c	(revision 81601)
+++ Modules/datetimemodule.c	(working copy)
@@ -3019,8 +3019,8 @@
      PyDoc_STR("datetime -> string name of time zone.")},
 
     {"utcoffset",       (PyCFunction)tzinfo_utcoffset,          METH_O,
-     PyDoc_STR("datetime -> minutes east of UTC (negative for "
-               "west of UTC).")},
+     PyDoc_STR("datetime -> timedelta() showing offset from UTC, with "
+           "negative for West of UTC")},
 
     {"dst",             (PyCFunction)tzinfo_dst,                METH_O,
      PyDoc_STR("datetime -> DST offset in minutes east of UTC.")},