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@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ version control to allow many people to work together on the project.
Some great resources for learning Git:
* the `GitHub help pages `_.
-* the `NumPy's documentation `_.
-* Matthew Brett's `Pydagogue `_.
+* the `NumPy documentation `_.
+* Matthew Brett's `Pydagogue `_.
Getting started with Git
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