[issue39079] help() modifies the string module

[Alfred Morgan]

New submission from Alfred Morgan <alfred at 54.org>:

import string
a = string.letters
help(int)
b = string.letters
a == b # False

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 358564
nosy: Zectbumo
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: help() modifies the string module
versions: Python 2.7

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