diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "python/ycm/completers/python/jedi"]
+	path = python/ycm/completers/python/jedi
+	url = https://github.com/davidhalter/jedi.git
diff --git a/python/ycm/completers/python/jedi b/python/ycm/completers/python/jedi
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+Subproject commit d5d12716b1d67df9cbaa4d3ea0c90e47c0023208