diff --git a/docs/build_meta.rst b/docs/build_meta.rst
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--- a/docs/build_meta.rst
+++ b/docs/build_meta.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Build System Support
What is it?
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-Python packaging has come `a long way `_.
+Python packaging has come `a long way `_.
The traditional ``setuptools`` way of packaging Python modules
uses a ``setup()`` function within the ``setup.py`` script. Commands such as