[issue40471] Grammar typo in issubclass docstring

alexpovel report at bugs.python.org
Fri May 1 14:28:34 EDT 2020


New submission from alexpovel <python at alexpovel.de>:

Running `python -c "help(issubclass)"` will output:

  > Help on built-in function issubclass in module builtins:
  > 
  > issubclass(cls, class_or_tuple, /)
  >     Return whether 'cls' is a derived from another class or is the same class.
  >     
  >     A tuple, as in ``issubclass(x, (A, B, ...))``, may be given as the target to
  >     check against. This is equivalent to ``issubclass(x, A) or issubclass(x, B)
  >     or ...`` etc.

where it should probably read:

> Return whether 'cls' is derived from another class or is the same class.

over the current:

> Return whether 'cls' is a derived from another class or is the same class.

There are two occurrences of this string, one in `./Python/bltinmodule.c`, the other in `./Python/clinic/bltinmodule.c.h`.
I have to admit I cannot safely say which of these is the generated file through Argument Clinic and which is the source.
Is `./Python/bltinmodule.c` the source, aka where this would need to be changed?

Please let me know and I will create a PR.

Thanks!

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 367871
nosy: alexpovel, docs at python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Grammar typo in issubclass docstring
versions: Python 3.8

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