#18705: fix a number of typos.  Patch by FĂ©vry Thibault.
diff --git a/Lib/datetime.py b/Lib/datetime.py
index 95466d5..4bba70b 100644
--- a/Lib/datetime.py
+++ b/Lib/datetime.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     return _DAYS_IN_MONTH[month]
 
 def _days_before_month(year, month):
-    "year, month -> number of days in year preceeding first day of month."
+    "year, month -> number of days in year preceding first day of month."
     assert 1 <= month <= 12, 'month must be in 1..12'
     return _DAYS_BEFORE_MONTH[month] + (month > 2 and _is_leap(year))