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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ A keystroke can be:
CTRL+ALT+SUPR,...
> **Note** CTRL+C will not be returned by `readkey()`, but instead
-> raise a `KeyboardInterupt`. If you what to handle it yourself, use `readchar()`.
+> raise a `KeyboardInterupt`. If you want to handle it yourself, use `readchar()`.
### `readchar.key` module