Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ. Patch by Yongzhi Pan.

Doc/faq/programming.rst

@@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ What are the rules for local and global variables in Python?
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 In Python, variables that are only referenced inside a function are implicitly
-global.  If a variable is assigned a new value anywhere within the function's
-body, it's assumed to be a local.  If a variable is ever assigned a new value
-inside the function, the variable is implicitly local, and you need to
-explicitly declare it as 'global'.
+global.  If a variable is assigned a value anywhere within the function's body,
+it's assumed to be a local unless explicitly declared as global.
 
 Though a bit surprising at first, a moment's consideration explains this.  On
 one hand, requiring :keyword:`global` for assigned variables provides a bar

Misc/NEWS

@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ Library
 
 - Issue #17527: Add PATCH to wsgiref.validator. Patch from Luca Sbardella.
 
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ.  Patch by Yongzhi Pan.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 4?
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