diff --git a/dev-python/babel/babel-2.12.1.recipe b/dev-python/babel/babel-2.12.1.recipe
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 SUMMARY="A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications"
 DESCRIPTION="Babel is a Python library that provides an integrated \
 collection of utilities that assist with internationalizing and localizing \
-Python applications (in particular web-based applications.)"
+Python applications (in particular web-based applications)."
 HOMEPAGE="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
 COPYRIGHT="2013-2022 by the Babel Team"
 LICENSE="BSD (3-clause)"