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@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@
    encoders and decoders.  Otherwise, it will be a :exc:`ValueError` to encode
    such floats.
 
-   If *sort_keys* is ``True`` (the default), then the output of dictionaries
-   will be sorted by key; this is useful for regression tests to ensure that
-   JSON serializations can be compared on a day-to-day basis.
+   If *sort_keys* is ``True`` (it is ``False`` by default), then the output of
+   dictionaries will be sorted by key; this is useful for regression tests to
+   ensure that JSON serializations can be compared on a day-to-day basis.
 
    If *indent* is a non-negative integer (it is ``None`` by default), then JSON
    array elements and object members will be pretty-printed with that indent